Influence of the Precipitation Pattern on the Water Runoff Dynamics From the Loess Gully in the Lublin Upland (Eastern Poland) in the Years 2003–2022

Over the period 2003–2022, the precipitation and runoff of water from the loess catchment with an area of 1.23 km2 was monitored. The agricultural catchment, located in Kolonia Celejów (Nałęczów Plateau, SE Poland), is drained episodically, sometimes periodically. It is dissected by a gully system w...

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Main Authors: Janicki GrzeGorz, Rodzik Jan, Stępniewski Krzysztof, Kociuba Waldemar
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Published: Sciendo 2025-01-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.14746/quageo-2025-0003
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Rodzik Jan
Stępniewski Krzysztof
Kociuba Waldemar
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description Over the period 2003–2022, the precipitation and runoff of water from the loess catchment with an area of 1.23 km2 was monitored. The agricultural catchment, located in Kolonia Celejów (Nałęczów Plateau, SE Poland), is drained episodically, sometimes periodically. It is dissected by a gully system with a density of erosion forms of about 6 km · km−2 and it is representative for the loess areas with high gully density. The study aimed to determine the relationship between the precipitation pattern and gully water runoff. In the 20-year measurement series, four multi-year periods with similar annual hydro-meteorological indicators were distinguished. The first four years (2003–2006) predominately of snowmelt runoff, were separated as the nival period. This was followed by a short stable period in 2007–2009, with almost no gully runoff. The next period, the longest (2010–2018), was characterised by relatively mild winters and moderate snowmelt, while numerous summer rainstorms occurred. These mainly generated frequent runoff and surface wash, separating this period as pluvial. The most recent period (2019–2022), variable, was dominated by medium runoff years, with a changing dominant type. However, the contribution of propluvial and pronivial runoff in the gully was found to equalise on a multi-year scale. The observed decrease in the snowiness of winters and lack of intense snowmelt may change these proportions, in favour of propluvial runoff.
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spelling doaj-art-0cc78f12138e4202a6028cd794fb9f212025-08-20T02:20:03ZengSciendoQuaestiones Geographicae2081-63832025-01-01441395610.14746/quageo-2025-0003Influence of the Precipitation Pattern on the Water Runoff Dynamics From the Loess Gully in the Lublin Upland (Eastern Poland) in the Years 2003–2022Janicki GrzeGorz0Rodzik Jan1Stępniewski Krzysztof2Kociuba Waldemar3Institute of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin, Lublin, PolandInstitute of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin, Lublin, PolandInstitute of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin, Lublin, PolandInstitute of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin, Lublin, PolandOver the period 2003–2022, the precipitation and runoff of water from the loess catchment with an area of 1.23 km2 was monitored. The agricultural catchment, located in Kolonia Celejów (Nałęczów Plateau, SE Poland), is drained episodically, sometimes periodically. It is dissected by a gully system with a density of erosion forms of about 6 km · km−2 and it is representative for the loess areas with high gully density. The study aimed to determine the relationship between the precipitation pattern and gully water runoff. In the 20-year measurement series, four multi-year periods with similar annual hydro-meteorological indicators were distinguished. The first four years (2003–2006) predominately of snowmelt runoff, were separated as the nival period. This was followed by a short stable period in 2007–2009, with almost no gully runoff. The next period, the longest (2010–2018), was characterised by relatively mild winters and moderate snowmelt, while numerous summer rainstorms occurred. These mainly generated frequent runoff and surface wash, separating this period as pluvial. The most recent period (2019–2022), variable, was dominated by medium runoff years, with a changing dominant type. However, the contribution of propluvial and pronivial runoff in the gully was found to equalise on a multi-year scale. The observed decrease in the snowiness of winters and lack of intense snowmelt may change these proportions, in favour of propluvial runoff.https://doi.org/10.14746/quageo-2025-0003multi-year weather conditionsgully runoff variabilitysnowmelt and rainfall runoffrunoff periodicallyloess gully
spellingShingle Janicki GrzeGorz
Rodzik Jan
Stępniewski Krzysztof
Kociuba Waldemar
Influence of the Precipitation Pattern on the Water Runoff Dynamics From the Loess Gully in the Lublin Upland (Eastern Poland) in the Years 2003–2022
Quaestiones Geographicae
multi-year weather conditions
gully runoff variability
snowmelt and rainfall runoff
runoff periodically
loess gully
title Influence of the Precipitation Pattern on the Water Runoff Dynamics From the Loess Gully in the Lublin Upland (Eastern Poland) in the Years 2003–2022
title_full Influence of the Precipitation Pattern on the Water Runoff Dynamics From the Loess Gully in the Lublin Upland (Eastern Poland) in the Years 2003–2022
title_fullStr Influence of the Precipitation Pattern on the Water Runoff Dynamics From the Loess Gully in the Lublin Upland (Eastern Poland) in the Years 2003–2022
title_full_unstemmed Influence of the Precipitation Pattern on the Water Runoff Dynamics From the Loess Gully in the Lublin Upland (Eastern Poland) in the Years 2003–2022
title_short Influence of the Precipitation Pattern on the Water Runoff Dynamics From the Loess Gully in the Lublin Upland (Eastern Poland) in the Years 2003–2022
title_sort influence of the precipitation pattern on the water runoff dynamics from the loess gully in the lublin upland eastern poland in the years 2003 2022
topic multi-year weather conditions
gully runoff variability
snowmelt and rainfall runoff
runoff periodically
loess gully
url https://doi.org/10.14746/quageo-2025-0003
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