Transformations of Landscape Topography of the Bełchatów Coal Mine (Central Poland) and the Surrounding Area Based on DEM Analysis

Jaskulski, Marcin; Nowak, Tomasz

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“…Characteristic remnants of mining activity include underground workings, surface deformations and waste tips, as well as objects of technical and constructional infrastructure of mines and pits [10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19]. All these elements determine the beauty of the landscape and how perceptible it is to society.…”

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Environmental Transformation and the Current State of Hydrogeological Condition in the Wojkowice Area—Southern Poland

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Based on the analysis and interpretation of maps, remote sensing data published in the literature, and environmental reconnaissance, this article discusses environmental transformations in the Wojkowice area in southern Poland (up to the year 2020). A comprehensive analysis was carried out concerning spatial development, mining activity, hydrogeological conditions and the biotic environment. The current state of the hydrogeological conditions was also characterized. Mining activity in the vicinity of the studied town caused significant changes in its relief, which contributed to its area dropping by about 5 m. In fact, these terrain forms are overgrown by various forms of vegetation that colonized these areas both naturally and as a result of forest reclamation. The contemporary vegetation of Wojkowice differs from the potential natural vegetation, which is an indicator of the complete anthropogenization of the natural environment. Over 100 years of industrial activity in Wojkowice has also contributed to a strong transformation of the groundwater. There has been a quantitative depletion of usable groundwater in the Triassic and Carboniferous formations. With inflows to the ore mines of up to 17 m3/min, the groundwater table has dropped by more than 60 m. The aquifer of Muschelkalk has been practically drained. At present, wells extract the waters from the Röth aquifer. There has been a major transformation of groundwater chemistry. The waters of the Triassic carbonate complex are anthropogenically transformated and are characterized by increased mineralization, multi-ionic types and usually with a quality class III and IV, and, therefore, they require some treatment.

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Environmental Transformation and the Current State of Hydrogeological Condition in the Wojkowice Area—Southern Poland

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“…Having the pre-dam topography in the form of a digital elevation model (DEM) is crucial for analysis of the sedimentary patterns in reservoirs using GIS methods [12][13][14]. The former landscape can be reconstructed based on suitable historical maps, processed archival aerial photographs, or satellite images [15][16][17][18][19][20]. The need of DEM creation narrows the choice of archived spatial data to old maps containing elevation information or archived aerial imagery with sufficient overlap [14,16,[21][22][23].…”

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Dynamics of Sediments in Reservoir Inflows: A Case Study of the Skalka and Nechranice Reservoirs, Czech Republic

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IJGI

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A wide variety of geographic information system tools and methods was used for pre-dam topography reconstruction and reservoir bottom surveying in two dam reservoirs in the Ohře River, Czech Republic. The pre-dam topography was reconstructed based on archival aerial imagery and old maps. The benefits and drawbacks of these methods were tested and explained with emphasis on the fact that not all processed archival data are suitable for pre-dam topography modeling. Bathymetric surveying of a reservoir bottom is presently routine, but in this study, we used a wide combination of bathymetric mapping methods (sonar, ground penetration radar, and sub-bottom profiler) and topographic survey tools (LiDAR and photogrammetry), bringing great benefits for bottom dynamic analysis and data cross-validation. The data that we gathered made it possible to evaluate the formation of the inflow deltas in the reservoirs studied and assess the sediment reworking during recent seasonal drawdowns. A typical inflow delta was formed in the deeper of the two studied reservoirs, while the summer 2019 drawdown caused the formation and incision of a temporary drawdown channel and erosive downstream transport of approximately 1/10 of the delta body thickness in approximately 1/10 of the delta transverse size. No inflow delta was formed in the shallower of the studied reservoirs, but unexpectedly extensive sediment reworking was observed in the inflow part of the reservoir. Both the studied reservoirs and the pre-dam river floodplain have accumulated historical contamination by risk elements such as As, Hg, Pb; thus, the enhanced erosion of existing sediment bodies expected in the future, owing to more frequent droughts and global climate change, will endanger the ecological quality of the water and solids outflowing from the reservoirs.

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“…The belt over 300 m covers 43.62% of the area, while the highest territory has a height of 300-340 m (96.65%). The average altitude of the anthropogenic terrain is 280.48 m, while the absolute altitude difference of the terrain is 266.32 m. Similarly, the mean height of both terrains of the Polish mine "Bełchatów" is fairly uniform, while the height difference is more emphasized; before the formation of the anthropogenic relief it was 80 m, and now 482 m (Jaskulski & Nowak, 2019).…”

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“…Similar studies analyze the pronounced anthropogenic impact on the natural landscape of mining areas, for example, in the Ruhr District in western Germany (Harnischmacher & Zepp, 2014;Harnischmacher, 2007), the Kolubara basin in Serbia (Dragićević et al, 2012), the Mehedinţi County in Romania (Boengiu et al, 2016), Bełchatów Coal Open Mine in central Poland (Jaskulski & Nowak, 2019), Patratu region in India (Pandey & Kumar, 2014) etc. These, as well as numerous other studies, also deal with the topic of design, analysis and comparison of digital terrain models of mining areas.…”

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“…These, as well as numerous other studies, also deal with the topic of design, analysis and comparison of digital terrain models of mining areas. A particularly good example of the identification of landscape topography transformation, based on a comparative analysis of DEMs, is the Polish opencast coal mine "Bełchatów", where topographic changes were found in 75% of the treated area (Jaskulski & Nowak, 2019). Topographic transformations in the area of surface coal mining in the Patratu region were also identified relying on stereographic satellite images using the DEMs comparison.…”

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Identification and geovisualization of landscape transformation of surface mine areas in the Đurđevik coal basin (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Smajić¹,

Kovačević²,

Pavić³

2021

Geographica Pannonica

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The paper researches the landscape transformation of the surface mines of the Đurđevik coal basin (northeastern Bosnia region), where 35.24 Mt of brown coal were produced in the past 74 years, and 227.40 Mm3 of overburden was excavated and disposed of. This type of coal exploitation caused the formation concave and convex of anthropogenic relief forms which ultimately led to significant landscape transformation. These transformations were identified and geovisualized on the basis of field research and comparative GIS analysis of archival maps, satellite images, Digital Elevation Models and plans of this area. As a result of the research, especially comparative GIS analysis of two prepared terrain models of surface mines, the transformation of hypsometry, slope and aspect, hydrographic network, pedological as well as vegetation cover were determined. Obtained geospatial data are geo-visualized in QGIS, and as a result, thematic maps were created to provide insight into the essence of transformations. Therefore, established indicators of landscape transformation can serve as a significant factor in planning the revitalization and land re-cultivation of devastated areas in the Đurđevik coal basin.

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Transformations of Landscape Topography of the Bełchatów Coal Mine (Central Poland) and the Surrounding Area Based on DEM Analysis

Cited by 9 publications

References 11 publications

Environmental Transformation and the Current State of Hydrogeological Condition in the Wojkowice Area—Southern Poland

Environmental Transformation and the Current State of Hydrogeological Condition in the Wojkowice Area—Southern Poland

Dynamics of Sediments in Reservoir Inflows: A Case Study of the Skalka and Nechranice Reservoirs, Czech Republic

Identification and geovisualization of landscape transformation of surface mine areas in the Đurđevik coal basin (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

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