Factors and Chemical Denudation Dynamics in the area of Drienovec Cave Basin (Slovak Karst, Slovakia)

Faktory a dynamika chemickej denudácie v oblasti povodia Drienovskej jaskyne (Slovenský kras, Slovensko)

Alena Gessert, Imrich Sládek

In: Geografické informácie (Geographical Information), Ročník (Volume) 26, Číslo (Issue) 2, 2022, p. 79-90, ISSN 1337-9453

DOI: 10.17846/GI.2022.26.2.79-90

Abstract

Denudation is a fundamental process for the development of karst relief. It has different intensity in different geological and climatic condition and beside this many other partial factors influence the intensity and dynamic of the process during the year. The Drienovecká jaskyňa Cave spring respresents typical active fluviokarstic spring and its catchment area is represented by Wetterstein and Waxenec and Drienovec conglomerates. During 3 hydrological years we measured main karst water parameters that helped us bring first results on chemical denudation in the catchment area. The average denudation present 15 m3/km2/year but is very dynamic in the year (2.38 to 64.53 m3/km2/year). This dynamic in related especially to the spring discharge and of the water chemistry affected by this. The chemical denudation is comparable to measured denudation in Moravský kras in Czech Republic or Dobrudža Mts. in Bulgaria.

Keywords: chemical denudation, denudation factors, Drienovecká jaskyňa cave, Slovak karst

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