Articles | Volume 13, issue 11
https://doi.org/10.5194/se-13-1673-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/se-13-1673-2022
Research article
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02 Nov 2022
Research article |  | 02 Nov 2022

Geophysical analysis of an area affected by subsurface dissolution – case study of an inland salt marsh in northern Thuringia, Germany

Sonja H. Wadas, Hermann Buness, Raphael Rochlitz, Peter Skiba, Thomas Günther, Michael Grinat, David C. Tanner, Ulrich Polom, Gerald Gabriel, and Charlotte M. Krawczyk

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Interactive discussion

Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on egusphere-2022-164', Anonymous Referee #1, 27 May 2022
    • AC1: 'Reply on RC1, RC2 and EC1', Sonja Wadas, 15 Aug 2022
  • RC2: 'Comment on egusphere-2022-164', Alireza Malehmir, 03 Jun 2022
    • AC1: 'Reply on RC1, RC2 and EC1', Sonja Wadas, 15 Aug 2022
  • EC1: 'Comment on egusphere-2022-164', Elias Lewi, 14 Jun 2022
    • AC1: 'Reply on RC1, RC2 and EC1', Sonja Wadas, 15 Aug 2022

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision | EF: Editorial file upload
AR by Sonja Wadas on behalf of the Authors (15 Aug 2022)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (21 Aug 2022) by Elias Lewi
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (26 Aug 2022)
RR by Alireza Malehmir (03 Sep 2022)
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (09 Sep 2022) by Elias Lewi
AR by Sonja Wadas on behalf of the Authors (15 Sep 2022)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Publish as is (19 Sep 2022) by Elias Lewi
ED: Publish as is (25 Sep 2022) by Susanne Buiter (Executive editor)
AR by Sonja Wadas on behalf of the Authors (02 Oct 2022)
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Short summary
The dissolution of rocks poses a severe hazard because it can cause subsidence and sinkhole formation. Based on results from our study area in Thuringia, Germany, using P- and SH-wave reflection seismics, electrical resistivity and electromagnetic methods, and gravimetry, we develop a geophysical investigation workflow. This workflow enables identifying the initial triggers of subsurface dissolution and its control factors, such as structural constraints, fluid pathways, and mass movement.