<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> The northern foreland of the Central Gerecse Mountains is a complex landscape with a moderate relief and the presence of terrace remnants. To explore the hydrogeomorphic settings, the characteristics of the drainage network, several basin metrics, and geomorphometric maps were interpreted, which are the outputs of a semi-automated algorithm. Based on the results, the small catchments of the area were divided into two groups with diverse topographic characteristics and the presence of 7 terrace levels was revealed.</p></abstract>

The northern foreland of the Central Gerecse Mountains is a complex landscape with a moderate relief and the presence of terrace remnants. To explore the hydrogeomorphic settings, the characteristics of the drainage network, several basin metrics, and geomorphometric maps were interpreted, which are the outputs of a semi-automated algorithm. Based on the results, the small catchments of the area were divided into two groups with diverse topographic characteristics and the presence of 7 terrace levels was revealed.

Detailed hydrogeomorphic analysis in the Gerecse Mountains, Hungary

Doctoral School of Earth Sciences, University of Pécs,

Acta Universitatis Sapientiae, Agriculture and Environment

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The northern foreland of the Central Gerecse Mountains is a complex landscape with a moderate relief and the presence of terrace remnants. To explore the...

Detailed hydrogeomorphic analysis in the Gerecse Mountains, Hungary

Published Online: Feb 08, 2017

Page range: 62 - 73

Received: Sep 15, 2016

Accepted: Jul 10, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ausae-2016-0006

Keywords
geomorphometry, DEM, semi-automated landform mapping, fluvial geomorphology, GRASS GIS, R

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Detailed hydrogeomorphic analysis in the Gerecse Mountains, Hungary

Published Online: Feb 08, 2017

Page range: 62 - 73

Received: Sep 15, 2016

Accepted: Jul 10, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ausae-2016-0006

Keywordsgeomorphometry, DEM, semi-automated landform mapping, fluvial geomorphology, GRASS GIS, R

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
geomorphometry, DEM, semi-automated landform mapping, fluvial geomorphology, GRASS GIS, R