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Some results of the study of transformation of landscapes of South Elbrus vicinity by snow avalanches

E. V. Kyul

Kabardin-Balkar Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences Center of Geographic Researches, 360002, KBR, Nalchik, 2, Balkarova street

Abstract: The paper analyzes the changes in the landscape by avalanche activity on two major components: the terrain and vegetation. The results can be used in the future for numerical integral evaluation of the degree of exposure the geosystems of South Elbrus vicinity to aggregate dangerous natural processes.

Keywords: landscape, transforming of the landscape, dangerous natural processes (DNP, avalanche activity, warning trigger avalanches (WTA), anti-avalanche structures (AAS), site of the avalanche, potential and the actual avalanche danger, geosystem, geotakson, numerical integral index of natural hazard to geosystems.

UDC: 911.5+551.435

Received: 07.10.2015

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