The role of freeze-thaw action in dam reservoir cliff degradation assessed by terrestrial laser scanning: A case study of Jeziorsko Reservoir (central Poland)

Kaczmarek, Halina; Tyszkowski, Sebastian; Bartczak, Arkadiusz; Kramkowski, Mateusz; Wasak, Katarzyna

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.07.032

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“…Located within an old river valley on the borderline between plateaus, the reservoir is elevated to 115–118 m in the Warta valley and to 130–150 m in the plateaus ( Forysiak, 2005 ; Kaczmarek, 2018 ). The slopes limiting the reservoir to the west are low and gentle, while those to the east are steeper and higher, frequently reaching heights well above 10 m. The dynamics of the eastern slopes have been subject to our detailed research ( Kaczmarek, 2018 ; Kaczmarek et al, 2019 , 2021 ).…”

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“…The Jeziorsko reservoir is located in the temperate climate zone. The mean annual air temperature for the area in 1951–2015 was +8.0 °C with the minimum of +6.0 °C and the maximum of +9.9 °C ( Kaczmarek, 2018 ; Kaczmarek et al, 2019 ). The length of the period with negative mean daily air temperatures is between 70 and 80 days ( Limanówka & Niedźwiedź, 1994 ), while the soil maximum frost depth is one meter ( Polish Standard PN-81 N-03020, 1981 ).…”

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“…The length of the period with negative mean daily air temperatures is between 70 and 80 days ( Limanówka & Niedźwiedź, 1994 ), while the soil maximum frost depth is one meter ( Polish Standard PN-81 N-03020, 1981 ). The study area is characterised by the country’s lowest level of precipitation with the annual totals remaining below 550 mm, nearly half of which is recorded between May and August ( Kaczmarek, 2018 ; Kaczmarek et al, 2019 ). The mean annual accumulated thickness of snow cover in 1950–1989 was 640 cm, however the share of winter days without snow amounts to 50% ( Niedźwiecki, 1998 ).…”

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“…Freeze-thaw cycles can substantially decrease erosional resistance of a shore ( Lawler, 1993 ; Gatto, 1995 ; Wynn, Henderson & Vaughan, 2008 ; Pizzuto, 2009 ). Frost weathering is an important process promoting shore recession ( Lawler, Thorne & Hooke, 1997 ), and under specific conditions, itself affecting the magnitude of cliff retreat ( Kaczmarek et al, 2019 ; Roland et al, 2021 ).…”

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“…Hence, it is possible to separate its influence on the cliff retreat. Thanks to in situ field work performed in the area, such as measurements of the ground surface temperature on the cliff ( Kaczmarek et al, 2019 , 2021 ), we know that there is a relationship between the surface soil temperature on the tested cliff and the air temperature taken at the weather station located 41 km away in the city of Kalisz. In turn, measurements using Terrestrial Laser Scanning (TLS) have shown that freeze-thaw processes can be an important factor affecting the extent of cliff recession in the temperate climate zone ( Kaczmarek et al, 2019 ).…”

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Measured and predicted freeze-thaw days frequencies in climate change conditions in central Poland

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The rate of progression of geomorphological phenomena is greatly influenced by freeze-thaw processes. In the face of air temperature increasing over the past few decades, a question of the future impact of these processes arises, notably in the temperate and cold climate zones. Using the mean, maximum and minimum daily air temperature data in the period 1951–2018 obtained from three weather stations located in the vicinity of Jeziorsko reservoir (central Poland), we have determined the mathematical correlation, described with a polynomial function, between the mean monthly air temperature and the monthly number of freeze-thaw days (FTD). A freeze-thaw day is a day when the maximum air temperature is above 0 °C while the minimum air temperature equals or is below this threshold. The number of FTDs within the study area averaged 64–71 and demonstrated a downward trend of 2–4 FTDs/10 years. The study period (1951–2018), includes a clearly marked distinct sub-period (1991–2018), when the reservoir was in operation, which experienced 58–68 FTDs. Considering the assumed rise in temperature, one should expect a further, though slightly slower, decline in the future number of FTDs. Depending on the accepted model of the temperature increase, which for the area of Poland (Central Europe) in the perspective of 30 years oscillates between +1.1 to +1.3 °C, the number of FTDs within the study area is expected to decline by −4.5 to −5.3 FTD, i.e. 6–7% and 5.4–5.5 FTD i.e. 8–9% respectively.

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confidence: 99%

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%