The Tatra Mountains: glacial landforms prior to the Last Glacial Maximum

Zasadni, Jerzy; Kłapyta, Piotr; Kałuża, Piotr; Makos, Michał

doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-823498-3.00059-5

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“…The high-mountain relief of this area dates back to a series of Pleistocene glaciations (Klimaszewski 1988, Rączkowski et al 2015, Zasadni et al 2022). In the post-glacial period, extensive talus cones with a thickness exceeding 40 m developed at the mouths of gullies (Gądek et al 2016).…”

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Triggers of present-day rockfalls in the zone of sporadic permafrost in non-glaciated mountain region: the case study of Turnia Kurczaba (the Tatra Mts., Poland)

Kajdas,

Gądek,

Rączkowska

et al. 2024

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In recent decades there has been growing evidence of the impact of ongoing climate warming on the frequency of rockfalls. However, these are not adequately documented, especially in non-glaciated, high mountain regions of middle latitude. This study comprehensively documents the Turnia Kurczaba rockfall, one of the most significant rockfalls recorded in recent decades in the Tatra Mountains. The precise projections of the volumes and distribution of rock losses and deposits, the determination of the trajectories, modes and speeds of movement of rock material, as well as information on the geological, morphological, and meteorological conditions behind the Turnia Kurczaba rockfall form a unique dataset. The data documents a spectacular episode in the contemporary development of a complex slope system in the Tatras in an all-encompassing way and can be used to validate and calibrate existing models and improve numerical simulations of other rockfalls, both for hazard and risk assessment and slope evolution studies. Moreover, in the context of archival data, they demonstrate that in the Tatra sporadic permafrost zone, only relatively small rockfalls have been recorded in recent decades. Their cause was not the degradation of permafrost but freeze-thaw processes with the co-participation of rainwater and meltwater. The largest of these occur within densely fractured cataclysites, mylonites, and fault breccias. The impact of rockfalls on the morphodynamics of talus slopes is uneven in the storied arranged rock-talus slope systems. Even colluviums belonging to the same slope system can differ in their development rate and regime, and different thermal and wetness drivers can control their evolution.

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Section: Fig 1 Location Of the Study Area And Measuring Sitesmentioning

confidence: 96%

Triggers of present-day rockfalls in the zone of sporadic permafrost in non-glaciated mountain region: the case study of Turnia Kurczaba (the Tatra Mts., Poland)

Kajdas,

Gądek,

Rączkowska

et al. 2024

geol

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“…However, the extent and timing of operation of these plateau icefields may differ from that of the Godeanu Mountains, and therefore, a careful assessment of topographic, lithological and climatic contexts is needed before making more direct comparisons. Likewise, the debris‐rich cirque glacier component of the landsystem is not dissimilar to that of the majority of former cirque and valley glaciers in all the Romanian Carpathians (Urdea et al, 2022a, 2022b, 2022c, 2022d, 2022e; Urdea et al, 2022) and the Western Carpathians (e.g., Tatra Mountains) (Zasadni, Kłapyta, Kałuża, & Makos, 2022; Zasadni et al, 2022a, 2022b, 2022c; Zasadni, Kłapyta, Tołoczko‐Pasek, & Makos, 2022; Zasadni, Makos, & Kłapyta, 2022). Indeed, previous research in the Romanian Carpathians highlighted a glacial geomorphology throughout the last deglaciation that was characterised by debris‐charged palaeoglaciers (e.g., Balaban, 2018; Gheorghiu, 2012; Gheorghiu et al, 2015; Kłapyta et al, 2021, 2022; Kłapyta, Mîndrescu, & Zasadni, 2023; Kłapyta, Zasadni, & Mîndrescu, 2023; László et al, 2013; Reuther et al, 2007; Ruszkiczay‐Rüdiger et al, 2016, 2021), but the exact timing and causes of glacial recession have not been assessed in detail (Popescu, Urdea, & Vespremeanu‐Stroe, 2017).…”

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Past glaciation of temperate‐continental mountains: A model for a debris‐charged plateau icefield/cirque glacier landsystem in the Southern Carpathians, Romania

Balaban,

Roberts,

Evans

et al. 2023

Earth Surf Processes Landf

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Reconstructing the extent, style, timing and drivers of past mountain glaciation is crucial in both understanding past atmospheric circulation and predicting future climate change. Unlike in high‐elevation mountains situated in maritime and continental climates, less is known of past glaciation in mid‐altitude mountains, located in transitional climates, such as the Southern Carpathians of Romania. Despite these mountains harbouring a rich glacial geomorphology, this has never been systematically mapped according to well‐established morphological criteria, nor confidently related to former styles of glaciation. Therefore, filling this gap is important for not only accurately identifying glacial extents but also for establishing past glaciation styles and relating them to past ice dynamics and climate. Here, we devise the first glacial landsystem model for the Southern Carpathians, to enhance our understanding of the glaciation style and dynamics of past mountain glaciers in temperate‐continental climates. We present a geomorphological map, from which we infer the spatial and temporal evolution of glacial, periglacial and paraglacial landforms. We then assess the links between the mountain geomorphology and glaciation style and dynamics to construct a glacial landsystem model for debris‐charged plateau icefields and cirque glaciers in temperate‐continental mountain settings.

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Tatra Mountains—The Only High-Mountain Landscape in Poland

Kłapyta,

Zasadni

2024

World Geomorphological Landscapes

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The Tatra Mountains: glacial landforms prior to the Last Glacial Maximum

Cited by 3 publications

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Triggers of present-day rockfalls in the zone of sporadic permafrost in non-glaciated mountain region: the case study of Turnia Kurczaba (the Tatra Mts., Poland)

Triggers of present-day rockfalls in the zone of sporadic permafrost in non-glaciated mountain region: the case study of Turnia Kurczaba (the Tatra Mts., Poland)

Past glaciation of temperate‐continental mountains: A model for a debris‐charged plateau icefield/cirque glacier landsystem in the Southern Carpathians, Romania

Tatra Mountains—The Only High-Mountain Landscape in Poland

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