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Susceptibility to torrential processes of upper courses of Urukh River (Republic Northern Osetia-Alanya)

P. E. Marchenko, M. M. Gedueva, D. R. Dzhappuev, A. M. Khutuev

FSBSE "Federal scientific center "Kabardin-Balkar Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences", Centre of Geographic Studies, 360002, KBR, Nalchik, 2, Balkarov street

Abstract: Within the complex researches of susceptibility of geosystems of Central Caucasus Mountains to dangerous exogenic processes which are conducted by CGR of KBSC of RAS and numerical integral assessment of degree of exogenic danger of various extent of detalization of processes of various types on the basis of the geoinformational methodology developed and realized in CGR of KBSC of RAS, results of expeditions to the upper courses of the gorge of the Urukh River subject to impact of torrential processes are presented in this work.

Keywords: natural dangers (hazards), susceptibility to torrential processes, torrential pool, torrential bed, mud stream, carrying out cone, maximal volume of mudflow carried out, torrential deposits.

UDC: 504.4+551.4.042

Received: 15.09.2017