The Recent Exogenous Processes in Mountain Landscapes of the Temperate Zone of Northern Eurasia and Assessment of Their Contribution to the Sediment Load of Rivers Using Satellite Data

Abstract

The role of exogenous processes in sediment load formation and slope evolution of mountain land-scapes is poorly understood. The insight into the volume of materials moved by some denudation agent falls far short of describing their relief-forming activities. This is due to variation in the distance to which materials are moved as a result of the considered processes. Therefore, careful development of research methods applicable to them is required. Aerospace research methods have been widely used in the recent decades to study exogenous processes. This paper considers possibilities of using these methods for identification of the spectrum of exodynamic processes by the example of mountain landscapes in the temperate zone of Northern Eurasia. Explanatory notes and thematic maps with a preliminary assessment of the contribution of exogenous processes to the sediment load of rivers are provided.

Keywords

• sediment load
• exogenous processes
• satellite images