Geographia Polonica (1976) vol. 33 1
Special issue, the 23rd International Geographical Congress, Moscow, 1976 part 1
Articles
Planation surfaces in the light of the 1 : 300,000 geomorphological map of Poland
Geographia Polonica (1976) vol. 33 1, pp. 5-23 | 
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Planationsurfaces, being included into the contents of the 1:300,000 Geo-morphological Map of Poland, are surfaces of subaerial destruction which resulted from the joint action of various factors in pre-Pleistocene sensu stricto times. These surfaces cut across rocks of different resistance and vari-ous structures forming the Sudetes Mts., together with the Sudetes Foreland, the Central Polish Uplands and the Carpathians. North of lat. 51°N the down-warped Central Polish Uplands merge gradually beneath the unbroken cover of glacial and glacio-fluvial deposits. In the Polish Lowland, therefore, old sur-faces are now buried by Miocene, Pliocene and Pleistocene deposits (S. Biernat 1968; E. Ciuk 1961; F. Różycki 1956). Beyond the limit of the last Scandinavian glaciation, young destruction surfaces of exogenic origin also developed on the older glacial and glacio-fluvial deposits (J. Dylik 1953; K. Rotnicki 1966). A discussion of the fossil planation surfaces and Pleistocene surfaces of destruc-tion, however, falls outside the scope of this paper. Its aim is to show the regional differentiation in the development and state of preservation of the pre-Pleistocene planation surfaces in southern Poland in relation to morpho-structure, its general neotectonic tendencies and trends of evolution.Regional analysis is based upon the 1:300,000 Geomorphological Map of Poland which was prepared in the Cracow Branch of the Institute of Geo-graphy, Polish Academy of Siencies, during the period 1966 to 1973, acting in cooperation with specialists in regional geomorphology from Wrocław, Poznań, Warszawa, Lublin, Toruń and Gdańsk. The regional maps described in this paper were prepared by H. Piasecki (the Sudetes Mts. and Sudetes Foreland), S. Gilewska (the Uplands of Silesia and Małopolska), H. Maruszczak (the Lub-lin-Volhynian Upland), K. Klimek and L. Starkel (sub-Carpathian Basins) and L. Starkel (the Carpathians).
, Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization Polish Academy of Sciences, Św. Jana 22, 31-018 Kraków, Poland
, Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization Polish Academy of Sciences, Św. Jana 22, 31-018 Kraków, Poland
[starkel@zg.pan.krakow.pl], Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization Polish Academy of Sciences, Św. Jana 22, 31-018 Kraków, Poland
On glacial origin of Grudziądz Basin, Lower Vistula River Valley
Geographia Polonica (1976) vol. 33 1, pp. 23-40 | Full text
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The characteristic features of the lower Vistula River valley are numerous widenings known from the literature as basins. Their geologic structure and relief differ considerably from the adjacent valley reaches as a result of differential action of both glacial and fluvial processes. This is particularly true for the largest widening of the lower Vistula River valley — the Grudziądz Basin.
The origin of this basin have been discussed for a long time. So far, two hypotheses have prevailed: the first, put forward by A. Jentzsch (1911), relates the formation of the Grudziądz Basin to a large proglacial lake at the mouth of the Mątawa River outwash, the second, advanced by R. Galon (1934), regards lateral erosion of the meandering Vistula River as the main process responsible for its origin.
The present paper is a new attempt at solving the problem based on geo-logic and geomorphologic research (E. Drozdowski 1974, 1975), including re-sults of pollen analysis and radiocarbon dating. It emphasizes the hitherto unrecognized glacial landforms and deposits associated with the melting of dead-ice blocks which — as it turned out during the field examination — occur in that area together with distinctive fluvial features. This fact justifies the conclusion that the fluvial processes operating in the valley in the Late Glacial period were intimately associated with glacial processes. Consequently, the former existence of the Scandinavian ice sheet and its geomorphologic activity are regarded here as a substantial factor which affected the formation of the discussed widening of the Vistula River valley.
, Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization Polish Academy of Sciences, Kopernika 19, 87-100 Toruń, Poland
Origin of the Vistula water-gap between the Płock and Toruń Basins
Geographia Polonica (1976) vol. 33 1, pp. 41-54 | Full text
, Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization Polish Academy of Sciences, Kopernika 19, 87-100 Toruń, Poland
Frequency and force of interdependence between components of the geographical environment
Geographia Polonica (1976) vol. 33 1, pp. 55-66 | Full text
, Warsaw University
Hydrological map of the World, Scale 1 : 2,500,000
Geographia Polonica (1976) vol. 33 1, pp. 67-72 | Full text
, Jagellonian Unversity
, Institute of Geography, Jagiellonian University. Cracow, Poland
, Jagellonian Unversity
, Institute of Geography, Jagiellonian University, Cracow
Geographia Polonica (1976) vol. 33 1, pp. 73-86 | Full text
, Department of Climatology, Jagiellonian University, Cracow
, Faculty of Earth Sciences, University of Silesia Będzińska 60,41-200 Sosnowiec, Poland. Institute of Meteorology and Water Management Borowego 14, 30-215 Kraków, Poland.
, Department of Climatology, Jagiellonian University, Cracow
Mesoclimatic cartography of cloudiness
Geographia Polonica (1976) vol. 33 1, pp. 87-96 | Full text
, Warsaw University
Mild winters in Cracow against the background of the con-temporary circulation processes
Geographia Polonica (1976) vol. 33 1, pp. 97-106 | Full text
, Institute of Geography, Jagellonian University ul. Grodzka 64, 31-044 Kraków, Poland
Geographia Polonica (1976) vol. 33 1, pp. 107-120 | Full text
, University of Silesia , Earth Sciences Faculty, ul Będzińska 60, 41-200 Sosnowiec, Poland
, Institute of Geography and Geocryology Mongolian Academy of Sciences, Ulan Bator
[starkel@zg.pan.krakow.pl], Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization Polish Academy of Sciences, Św. Jana 22, 31-018 Kraków, Poland
, Institute of Geography and Geocryology Mongolian Academy of Sciences, Ulan Bator
Geographia Polonica (1976) vol. 33 1, pp. 121-134 | Full text
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The main purpose of our considerations is to indicate the essential criteria for the estimation of snow conditions by means of a statistical and cartograph-ical approach, which enable the elaboration of a nival-evaluation map. The defining of the correlative dependence between some (basic) characteristics of the snow cover and the height a.s.l., latitude and longitude, and the illustration of these dependencies in a graphic way or in the form of function, will enable the easy and fast calculation of the mean values of these characteristics for randomly selected locality in south-eastern Poland.
, Department of Meteorology and Climatology Institute of Earth Sciences Marie Curie-Sklodowska University, Lublin
, Department of Meteorology and Climatology Institute of Earth Sciences Marie Curie-Sklodowska University, Lublin
The effect of the reservoir near Włocławek on the geographical environment
Geographia Polonica (1976) vol. 33 1, pp. 135-146 | Full text
[jan.szupryczynski@geopan.torun.pl], Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization Polish Academy of Sciences, Kopernika 19, 87-100 Toruń, Poland