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GEOMORPHOLOGICAL CHANGES WITHIN A HILLSLOPE CAUSED BY A WINDTHROW EVENT IN THE TATRA MOUNTAINS,SOUTHERN POLAND
Authors:DARIUSZ STRZYŻOWSKI  JOANNA FIDELUS  MIROSŁAW ŻELAZNY
Institution:1. Institute of Geography and Spatial Management, Faculty of Biology and Earth Sciences, Jagiellonian University, Cracow, Poland;2. Institute of Geography, Pedagogical University, Cracow, Poland
Abstract:Tree uprooting plays an important role in hillslope evolution. The geomorphological impact of tree uprooting after a foehn wind occurrence, in December 2013 in the Tatra Mountains, was investigated. Geomorphological mapping was conducted in three watersheds. Additionally, in one of the watersheds, 459 windthrow pits were measured, in an area of 6.4 ha. The mean volume of a pit was 2.41 m3, and the mean surface area was 5.47 m2. 3.9% of the area was affected by windthrow pits, however locally the magnitude of changes was significantly higher, reaching up to 14.5% of the surface area. Slope inclination weakly influenced the effects of uprooting, and a decrease in the average depth of pits on steep slopes was observed. Individual windthrow pits (five cases) initiated the activity of geomorphological processes, and two cases of periodic springs were noted. Changes in the relief of small landforms caused by tree uprooting were documented. Windthrow creation facilitated the delivery of the soil material from the slopes into the channels.
Keywords:windthrow event  hillslope processes  relief changes
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