Fractal analysis of tropical karst relief : South China Karst case study

• Autorzy: Andreychouk Viacheslav , Blachowicz Tomasz , Dłużewski Maciej

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.7306/gq.1493

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Areas of tropical karst create the most spectacular earth landscapes from a geomorphological perspective. These areas are characterized by a variety of specific forms resulting from the long-term karst-erosion dismemberment of terrains in favourable humid tropical conditions. Tropical karst areas are extremely diverse from a geomorphological point of view both in terms of local conditions of development and developmental stages. Among the many types of karst relief, the following two basic types can be recognized: fenglin (tower karst) and fengcong (cone karst). The other types can be treated as a mixture of these two basic types. To find potential quantitative rates characterizing the two main types, as well as the mixed types, we calculated fractal dimensions and cover factors of 17 areas located within the two well-known regions of South China Karst - Guilin and Huanjiang. The calculations show that the numerical characteristics obtained, especially the cover factor parameter, can be useful as complementary tools in the recognition and typology of tropical karst relief and landscapes.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

fractal dimension; cover factor; tropical karst; South China Karst

• Wydawca: Państwowy Instytut Geologiczny - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy
• Czasopismo: Geological Quarterly
• Rocznik: 2019
• Tom: Vol. 63, No. 4
• Strony: 729--740
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 61 poz., fot., map., rys., tab., wykr.

Twórcy

autor

Andreychouk Viacheslav

• University of Warsaw, Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies, Krakowskie Przedmieście 30, 00-927 Warszawa, Poland

autor

Blachowicz Tomasz

• Silesian University of Technology, Institute of Physics - Center for Science and Education, Konarskiego 22B, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland

autor

Dłużewski Maciej

• University of Warsaw, Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies, Krakowskie Przedmieście 30, 00-927 Warszawa, Poland

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MNiSW, umowa Nr 461252 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki i promocja sportu (2020).