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Impact of nested moisture cycles on coastal chalk cliff failure revealed by multi seasonal seismic and topographic surveys
Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface ( IF 3.9 ) Pub Date : 2020-08-10 , DOI: 10.1029/2019jf005487
M. Dietze 1 , K. L. Cook 1 , L. Illien 1 , O. Rach 1 , S. Puffpaff 2 , I. Stodian 2 , N. Hovius 1, 3
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Cliff failure is a fundamental process shaping many coastlines worldwide. Improved insight into direct links between cliff failure and forcing mechanisms requires precise information on the timing of individual failures, which is difficult to obtain with conventional observation methods for longer stretches of coastline. Here we use seismic records and auxiliary data spanning 25 months to precisely identify and locate 81 failure events along the 8.6‐km long chalk cliff coast of Jasmund, on Germany's largest island, Rügen. The sub‐minute precision of event timing allows the linkage of individual failures to triggers over a wide range of relevant time scales. We show that during the monitoring interval, marine processes were negligible as a trigger of cliff failure, although still being important for the removal of resulting deposits. Instead, cliff failure was associated with terrestrial controls on rock moisture. Most failures occurred when water caused a state transition of the cliff forming chalk, from solid to liquid. Water content was modulated by: i) subsurface flow towards the cliff, ii) rain onto the cliff, and iii) condensation of atmospheric moisture, leading to clustered failures preferentially during the night. Seasonal water availability, controlled by plant activity, imposed an annual cycle of cliff failure, and wetter and drier than average years imposed a month‐long legacy effect on cliff failure dynamics. Similar terrestrial control mechanisms may also be relevant for other coastal chalk cliffs, in addition to already investigated marine triggers.

中文翻译:

多季节地震和地形调查显示嵌套水分循环对沿海粉笔峭壁破坏的影响

悬崖破坏是塑造全球许多海岸线的基本过程。要更好地了解悬崖破坏与强迫机制之间的直接联系,就需要有关单个破坏发生时间的精确信息,而对于较长的海岸线,传统的观测方法很难获得这一信息。在这里,我们使用长达25个月的地震记录和辅助数据来准确识别和定位沿德国最大的岛屿吕根岛8.6公里长的Jasmund粉笔崖海岸的81个破坏事件。事件计时的不到一分钟的精确度使各个故障之间的联系可以在很长的相关时间范围内触发。我们显示,在监测间隔期间,尽管对于清除产生的沉积物仍然很重要,但海洋过程对悬崖破坏的触发作用可以忽略不计。代替,悬崖破坏与地面控制岩石湿度有关。大多数故障发生在水引起悬崖形成白垩从固态到液态的状态转变时。含水量受以下因素调节:i)朝向悬崖的地下流动,ii)降雨到悬崖上,以及iii)大气水分凝结,导致夜间优先出现聚集故障。受植物活动控制的季节性可用水量导致了悬崖破坏的年度循环,并且比平均年份更湿和更干燥对悬崖破坏动态产生了长达一个月的遗留影响。除已调查的海洋触发因素外,类似的陆地控制机制也可能与其他沿海粉笔峭壁有关。大多数故障发生在水引起悬崖形成白垩从固态到液态的状态转变时。含水量受以下因素调节:i)朝向悬崖的地下流动,ii)降雨到悬崖上,以及iii)大气水分凝结,导致夜间优先出现聚集故障。受植物活动控制的季节性可用水量导致了悬崖破坏的年度循环,并且比平均年份更湿和更干燥对悬崖破坏动态产生了长达一个月的遗留影响。除了已经研究过的海底触发器之外,类似的陆地控制机制也可能与其他沿海粉笔峭壁有关。大多数故障发生在水引起悬崖形成白垩从固态到液态的状态转变时。水分的调节方式有:i)朝向悬崖的地下流动; ii)降雨到悬崖上;以及iii)大气水分凝结,从而导致夜间优先出现聚集故障。受植物活动控制的季节性可用水量导致了悬崖破坏的年度循环,并且比平均年份更湿和更干燥对悬崖破坏动态产生了长达一个月的遗留影响。除已调查的海洋触发因素外,类似的陆地控制机制也可能与其他沿海粉笔峭壁有关。iii)大气中的水分凝结,导致夜间优先发生聚集故障。受植物活动控制的季节性可用水量导致了悬崖破坏的年度循环,并且比平均年份更湿和更干燥对悬崖破坏动态产生了长达一个月的遗留影响。除了已经研究过的海底触发器之外,类似的陆地控制机制也可能与其他沿海粉笔峭壁有关。iii)大气中的水分凝结,导致夜间优先发生聚集故障。受植物活动控制的季节性可用水量导致了悬崖破坏的年度循环,并且比平均年份更湿和更干燥对悬崖破坏动态产生了长达一个月的遗留影响。除了已经研究过的海底触发器之外,类似的陆地控制机制也可能与其他沿海粉笔峭壁有关。
更新日期:2020-08-11
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