Geomorphological structure of the Kremenets Mountains: morphological features, relief types and problems of regionalisation

• Autorzy: Bermes Andrii , Bogucki Andriy , Tomeniuk Olena

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.24425/sq.2025.154323

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The Kremenets Mountains are among the characteristic areas of the Podolian Upland (Ukraine), which remains insufficiently studied. The study area was characterised using the main methods of automatic classification of landforms, namely the geomorphon method and the topographic position index (TPI). The obtained results were correlated with the geological maps of a bedrock and superficial Quaternary sediments, scale 1:200,000, to identify relief types within the Kremenets Mountains. The main types of relief of the Kremenets Mountains were categorised, and their regionalisation was carried out according to the reference landforms. Structural and denudational, denudational and fluvial types of relief were identified. Gravitational, karst, biogenic and technogenic landforms were also specified, including a field research. Morphometric maps of the study territory were constructed, and its main indicators were characterised according to equal-sized (1×1 km) squares, namely slope gradient, vertical and horizontal relief dissection. Analysis of these maps allowed us to identify regions with high, mean and minimum values of indices, which formed the foundations for separation of the geomorphological subregions within the Kremenets Mountains, namely Kremenets steeply sloping highly dissected subdistrict, Zalistsi moderately sloping meanly dissected subdistrict, and Kutianka gently sloping slightly dissected subdistrict.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

geomorphons; topographic position index; relief types; morphometry; geomorphological regionalisation

• Wydawca: Institute of Geological Science Polish Academy of Science
• Czasopismo: Studia Quaternaria
• Rocznik: 2025
• Tom: Vol. 42, Nr 1
• Strony: 13--25
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 53 poz., rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Bermes Andrii

• Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, 41 Doroshenka Str., 79007 Lviv, Ukraine

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1887-4203+

autor

Bogucki Andriy

• Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, 41 Doroshenka Str., 79007 Lviv, Ukraine

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9958-926X+

autor

Tomeniuk Olena

• Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, 41 Doroshenka Str., 79007 Lviv, Ukraine
• I.Krypiakevych Institute of Ukrainian Studies, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 24 Vynnychenko Str., 79008 Lviv, Ukraine

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4638-058

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