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We are pleased to announce that an article authored by researchers from our institute has been published in the journal Land. The study focuses on the long-term analysis of the dynamics of loess gully development in the Lublin Upland. Based on 20 years of hydrological and sedimentological monitoring, it provides significant insights into water erosion processes and sediment transport within the region's agricultural catchments.
Rodzik J., Janicki G., Stępniewski K., Kociuba W., 2024. Variability of Suspended Sediment Runoff as an Expression of the Long-Term Dynamics of Loess Gully Development—An Example from the Lublin Upland (Eastern Poland). Land, 13(12), 2222.
https://doi.org/10.3390/land13122222
The authors analysed water runoff and sediment transport in a forested gully system 7.5 km in length, cutting through an agricultural catchment of 1.24 km² on the Nałęczów Plateau. The research included hydrological monitoring, with a limnigraph installed at the gully outlet and water sampling during erosion episodes.
The findings enhance our understanding of the dynamics of loess gully development and the roles of propluvial and pronivial runoff in sediment transport. Calculated unit denudation rates (average 173 Mg km² per year) reveal the intensity of erosion processes in the study area, particularly during extreme weather events.
This research represents a valuable contribution to the development of slope erosion monitoring methods and strategies for mitigating its effects. We congratulate the authors on this prestigious achievement and encourage you to read the article, available in open access!
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