CENTERS OF MAXIMAL CONTEMPORARY ELEVATION AS A REAL CRITERION FOR THE RELIEF ROUGHNESS ASSESSMENT

Problems of Geography, 2018, Vol.3-4, DOI: https://doi.org/10.35101/PRG-2018.3-4.7
Tzanko Tzankov, Rosen Iliev, Svetla Stankova, Ilia Mitkov

Abstract:
Relief roughness is one of the main morphostructural features of the local topography. It is a basic methodological tool of regional morphostructural analysis and is the basis for various comparative studies. The main goal of this study is quantitative description of complexity of relief roughness based on the CMCE (Centers of maximal contemporary elevation). CMCE mark the highest elevated parts of the local dome-like morphostructures, which represent the basic aspect of the local relief. In this way they are a real criterion for the relief roughness evaluation. On this basis in the present work a new principle approach is proposed. The main features of the new method, as well as the ways of assessment and application are described.

Keywords:
relief, roughness, dome-like, morphostructures, centers, elevation, method

Author information:
Author: Tzanko Tzankov
E-mail: tzankov1936@abv.bg
Affiliation:  South-West University “Neofit Rilski”– Blagoevgrad, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Department of Geography, Ecology and Environment Protection

Author: Rosen Iliev
E-mail: rosen_faust@abv.bg
Affiliation:  South-West University “Neofit Rilski”– Blagoevgrad, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Department of Geography, Ecology and Environment Protection

Author: Svetla Stankova
E-mail: s.stankova@abv.bg
Affiliation: University of Shumen „Bishop Konstantin Preslavski”- Shumen, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Department of Geography and Methodology of Teaching Geography

Author: Ilia Mitkov
E-mail: iliamitkov@swu.bg
Affiliation:  South-West University “Neofit Rilski”– Blagoevgrad, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Department of Geography, Ecology and Environment Protection

How to cite:
Tzankov, T., Iliev, R., Stankova, S., & Mitkov, I. (2018). CENTERS OF MAXIMAL CONTEMPORARY ELEVATION AS A REAL CRITERION FOR THE RELIEF ROUGHNESS ASSESSMENT. Problems of Geography, 2018, Vol.3-4, p. 111-116. https://doi.org/10.35101/PRG-2018.3-4.7