Influence of scientific ideas of Yuriy Polians’kyi on the development of geomorphology and paleogeography in Ukraine (to 120-years anniversary of the day of birth of Yu. Polians’kyi)
Year: 2012
Type: article
Abstract: The article is dedicated to description of major scientific achievements of outstanding Ukrainian paleogeographer, geomorphologist and geologist Prof. Yuriy Polians’kyi. The influence of his scientific ideas on the development of modern geomorphology and paleogeography in Ukraine is analyzed. Special attention is paid to the study of loess deposits and development of terrace horizons on the territory of Dniester region. Results of paleogeographic, geomorphological, archaeological, tectonic exploration of the region carried out by modern researchers are presented too. For the most part of these results are the development of scientific ideas of Yuriy Polians’kyi. Key words: floodplain terrace, alluvium, loess, fossil soils, glaciations, geological and geomorphological researches, Pleistocene, Paleolithic, Dnister River, Volhyn-Podillia region.
Author: O. Tomeniuk
Institution: Lviv University
Language: English
Subfield: Geography, Planning and Development
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2995032193