Field trip in the Kerala : report

• Autorzy: Rączkowska Z. , Prokop P. , Kijowska-Strugała M.

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.12657/landfana.035.002

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

This report contains short information about the geomorphological field trip in Kerala State. The field trip was largely focused on various geomorphological and geoecological aspects of laterites and backwaters which dominate in landscape of Kerala. One of the main highlights of the field trip was to the examination of type locality of laterite. Nearly 60% of the Kerala is covered by laterite or laterite-derived materials, and lateritisation process dominates the landform development from the coast to foothills. The second main highlights of the field trip was to the examination of backwaters which are a network of five big lakes (lagoons and estuaries) and rivers linked by natural and man-made canals.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

cliff coast; laterite; Great Indian Escarpment; Western Ghats; Kerala

PL

wybrzeże klifowe; lateryt; Wielka Skarpa Indyjska,; Ghaty Zachodnie; Kerala

• Wydawca: Stowarzyszenie Geomorfologów Polskich
• Czasopismo: Landform Analysis
• Rocznik: 2017
• Tom: Vol. 35
• Strony: 9--12
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 25 poz., rys.

Twórcy

autor

Rączkowska Z.

• Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kraków, Poland

autor

Prokop P.

• Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kraków, Poland

autor

Kijowska-Strugała M.

• Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kraków, Poland

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