Late Pleistocene climate of Poland in the mid-European context

Marks, Leszek; Makos, Michał; Szymanek, Marcin; Woronko, Barbara; Dzierżek, Jan; Majecka, Aleksandra

doi:10.1016/j.quaint.2018.01.024

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“…Based on the anal y sis of heavy min eral com po si tion (Chlebowski and Lindner, 1992), the source ar eas for the ma te rial of the Up per Youn ger Loess (LMg) and the direc tion of loess-form ing winds were es tab lished. The re sults were cor re lated with re gional palaeoclimatic data for the Late Pleis to cene (Marks et al, 2019).…”

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“…The (illuvial) ho ri zon B within this com plex is the low er most, leached part of a for est (podzolic) soil com monly linked with the Eemian Inter glacial (GJ1). Soil de vel op ment at that time was fa voured by a warm cli mate with con sid er able oce anic in flu ence (Marks et al, 2019) and dom i nance of for ests with Quercus and Corylus in the inter gla cial op ti mum (OErodoñ and Go³¹bowa, 1956;Jastrzêbska-Mame³ka, 1985). An im por tant part of this com plex is chernozemic, over lap ping the ear lier de pos ited loess, whose ac cu mu la tion was the con se quence of trends of cli mate aridification and cool ing from the end of the Eemian Inter gla cial (Kaliñska-Nartiša et al, 2016;Marks et al, 2019).…”

Section: Palaeosolsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Soil de vel op ment at that time was fa voured by a warm cli mate with con sid er able oce anic in flu ence (Marks et al, 2019) and dom i nance of for ests with Quercus and Corylus in the inter gla cial op ti mum (OErodoñ and Go³¹bowa, 1956;Jastrzêbska-Mame³ka, 1985). An im por tant part of this com plex is chernozemic, over lap ping the ear lier de pos ited loess, whose ac cu mu la tion was the con se quence of trends of cli mate aridification and cool ing from the end of the Eemian Inter gla cial (Kaliñska-Nartiša et al, 2016;Marks et al, 2019). This chernozemic soil is cor re lated (Jersak, 1973;Maruszczak, 1991;Jary, 2007) with the Brörup Interstadial (Gi/GJ1), which in the pol len sec tions of cen tral Po land is re corded as the first warm for est sta dium of the Vistulian (Mamakowa, 1989).…”

Section: Palaeosolsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This chernozemic soil is cor re lated (Jersak, 1973;Maruszczak, 1991;Jary, 2007) with the Brörup Interstadial (Gi/GJ1), which in the pol len sec tions of cen tral Po land is re corded as the first warm for est sta dium of the Vistulian (Mamakowa, 1989). A succes sive cli mate change in the Early Vistulian (Weichselian) resulted in the ac cu mu la tion of a se quence of min eral and or ganic de pos its with a re cord of de for es ta tion and ex pan sion of tun dra veg e ta tion in nu mer ous sec tions of cen tral Po land (Jastrzêbska-Mame³ka, 1985;Granoszewski, 2003;Kaliñska-Nartiša et al, 2016;Marks et al, 2019). The above-pre served Low est Youn ger Loess (LMn) con tains two poorly de vel oped ho ri zons of gley tun dra soils in the lower part (Fig.…”

Section: Palaeosolsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The loess section in Wąchock as the key site of Vistulian loesses and palaeosols in the Holy Cross Mountains (Poland)

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Nawrocki

2020

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As so ci ate Ed i tor: Wojciech Granoszewski The W¹chock sec tion (N part of the Holy Cross Moun tains) is bi par tite, with a sub-loess lower part and a loess up per part. The sub-loess part ly ing on Lower Tri as sic sand stones in cludes flu vial, gla cial and ice-dammed lake de pos its, TL-dated at 352 ky BP to 157 ±23 ky BP. They rep re sent the Mazovian (MIS 11) (Zbójnian?, MIS 9?) Inter gla cial and the Odranian Gla ciation (MIS 6). The up per part com prises loesses in ter ca lated with palaeosols, which reach a to tal thick ness of 9 m and have TL ages at 148 ±23 ky BP to 15.8 ±8 ky BP. This part of the suc ces sion be gins with ho ri zon B of a brown soil from the Eemian Inter gla cial (MIS 5e) with an interstadial black soil from the old est Vistulian (MIS 5c). Four youn ger loess ho ri zons from the mid dle and youn ger Vistulian oc cur above; loesses with arc tic and tun dra palaeosols cor re spond to youn ger iso tope stages (MIS 5b-MIS 2). The loess and palaeosol ho ri zons dis tin guished in W¹chock were cor re lated with loess sec tions in Po land (Zwierzyniec and Polanów Samborzecki) and west ern Ukraine (Kolodiiv 3), show ing large sim i lar i ties of both loesses and palaeosols. Due to this, the W¹chock site is pro posed as a one of key sec tions for Vistulian loess se quences not only in the Holy Cross Mts. re gion but also in Cen tral Eu rope. Palaeomagnetic stud ies of the W¹chock loesses have reg is tered palaeomagnetic in cli na tions with val ues lower than the av er age val ues ex pected in this lo cal ity (63°).

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Section: Palaeosolsmentioning

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Section: Palaeosolsmentioning

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The loess section in Wąchock as the key site of Vistulian loesses and palaeosols in the Holy Cross Mountains (Poland)

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Lindner

Nawrocki

2020

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“…Transect GP was located on a slope where there were no topographic barriers for silt deposition; however, transect PO was surrounded by individual hills that could have aided aeolian silt transportation and accumulation. During the LGM in southern Poland, a north-east wind direction predominated (Rousseau and Sima 2014;Marks et al 2016Marks et al , 2019; thus, transect GP was more exposed to silt deposition, and its accumulation was higher (based on the remnants of thick loess mantles), whereas PO was likely more protected, and its rates of silt deposition were probably relatively reduced. Ratios and bivariate plots of the immobile elements (Zr/ Hf, Zr/V vs. Th/V) provide a useful method for identifying multiple parent materials in soil profiles (Muhs and Benedict 2006;Munroe et al 2007) (Table 4).…”

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In situ weathering of rocks or aeolian silt deposition: key parameters for verifying parent material and pedogenesis in the Opawskie Mountains—a case study from SW Poland

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Purpose The aims: (1) to investigate the role of the in situ weathering of bedrock in providing substrate for soil formation; (2) to evaluate the aeolian contribution to the mountainous soils in the vicinity of thick loess cover; and (3) to determine the influence of aeolian silt on further soil development. Materials and methods The sampled sites were arranged along the slope toposequence, where an aeolian/silt admixture possibly occurred. Each soil catena started at the top of a hill and ended at its foot. Such an arrangement of the soil profiles ensured the tracking of loess thickness variations and detection of the depth of the residuum-derived materials. One reference soil profile, consisting of aeolian silt deposits, was made. The following soil properties were determined: pH, organic carbon content, soil texture, exchangeable acidity, exchangeable ions and geochemistry. In addition, thin sections were prepared from rock samples to confirm the type of bedrock present. Results and discussion The soils in the studied area were classified as Cambisols, Luvisols and Stagnosols, characterised by silt loam texture and a high content of elements indicating an aeolian silt contribution-Hf (7.4 to 14.8 ppm) and Zr (274.4 to 549.0 ppm). These values differ strongly from the residues typical of weathered quartzite, greywacke or catalasite substrates, which generally have low concentrations of Hf and Zr (0.7 to 7.0 ppm and 26.0 to 263 ppm, respectively). Based on the morphological, textural and geochemical data of the studied soils, three layers were distinguished, which show different inputs of aeolian silt: (1) an aeolian silt mantle; (2) a mixed zone in which loess was incorporated into the local material; and (3) a basal zone, free of the influence of aeolian silt. Based on the obtained results, a hypothetical pathway for soil formation in mountainous areas, influenced by aeolian silt admixing, was proposed. Conclusions Our study demonstrates that the soils developed in the Opawskie Mountains are characterised by an aeolian silt influence. This differentiates them from weakly developed soils, which comprise materials formed during in situ weathering only. Materials originating from bedrock weathering did not play an independent role as the parent material for the studied pedons. Aeolian silt was admixed with already existing autochthonous substrates, or completely replaced them. This influence on the soil formation resulted in the occurrence of Luvisols, Stagnosols and Cambisols. Such soils cannot be formed from the weathering of quartzites and greywackes, which contribute to a less structure-forming medium.

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Climate change records in coversand deposits from the eastern margin of the Tarnów Plateau (southeast Poland)

Sokołowski

Woronko

Chmielowska

2023

Permafrost & Periglacial

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Coversands (CSs) are one of the most distinctive sediments within the European Sand Belt. Their extraordinary thickness, exceeding 6 m, was recorded at the G ora Motyczna site located at the edge of the Wisłoka River valley in the Tarn ow Plateau (southeast Poland). The sedimentary record of the studied CSs sets their arrangement into one of two sedimentary cycles. Each consists of sandy (A1 and A2) and silty (B1 and B2) lithofacies, forming an A1 ) B1 ) A2 ) B2 sequence that is considered to be a record of climate change during the Weichselian Late Pleniglacial. Sandy lithofacies accumulation occurred under dry and snow-free climatic conditions, whereas silty lithofacies accumulation marks an increase in humidity as a result of the presence of snow-cover. Sediment optical dating indicated that the studied CSs were deposited in a period from $18-17 to $16-15 ka. The period of accumulation was therefore short, which is confirmed by the analysis of quartz-grain shape and surface type. Due to this brevity of aeolian processes during this period, the only change expressed is in grain-surface microrelief; thus, the quartz grains had already inherited their shape and degree of rounding from their source environments and earlier processes. The source sediments could have been artefacts of Miocene and Quaternary deflationary sediments associated with blowouts.

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Late Pleistocene climate of Poland in the mid-European context

Cited by 39 publications

References 85 publications

The loess section in Wąchock as the key site of Vistulian loesses and palaeosols in the Holy Cross Mountains (Poland)

The loess section in Wąchock as the key site of Vistulian loesses and palaeosols in the Holy Cross Mountains (Poland)

In situ weathering of rocks or aeolian silt deposition: key parameters for verifying parent material and pedogenesis in the Opawskie Mountains—a case study from SW Poland

Climate change records in coversand deposits from the eastern margin of the Tarnów Plateau (southeast Poland)

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