Tectonics or rebound: Pleistocene fault reactivation in the highest mountains of the Carpathians

Szczygieł, Jacek; Gradziński, Michał; Grasemann, Bernhard; Hercman, Helena; Wróblewski, Wojciech; Bella, Pavel; Littva, Juraj; Sala, Przemysław

doi:10.1016/j.tecto.2023.230171

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“…These planes predetermine the initial size and shape of the released rock fragments (Fityus et al, 2013). Considering that the most recent phase of increased tectonic activity in the Tatra Mountains occurred between 29.5 and 10.11 ka ago (Szczygieł et al, 2024), it can be inferred that the patterns of these discontinuities have remained relatively stable since that time. The actual density of these discontinuities, and consequently the size of fragments falling from the rocky cliffs, exhibit spatial variability (Gądek et al, 2023).…”

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Potential rockfalls in the periglacial zone of the Polish High Tatras: Extent and kinematics

Kajdas,

Gądek

2024

Geogr. Pol.

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The study offers the first attempt to combine the identification of rock cliffs particularly prone to rockfall with estimates of the potential trajectories and kinetic energies of the material released in this way in the Tatra Mountains. The results obtained suggest that the potential energy of the relief and the initial size and shape of the rock fragments released have not fundamentally changed since the complete disappearance of the glaciers. It was also found that the degree to which glacial and periglacial landforms are buried by such material depends not just on the location, number and size of the release areas or rockfall frequency but also on the kinetic energy of the rock material released. The rockfalls observed in recent years and those perceived as potentialones are linked not so much to permafrost degradation as to the relief, geology and weather conditions.

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