Natural Environment of North Eastern Poland

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Substantive content:

NE Poland in the geologic map of Europe. Effects of pleistocen glaciation on relief, sediments and water net. Relict permafrost in NE Poland. Neotectonic activity and lakes location and kraton hydrogeology. Pleistocen, artesian groundwaters basin. Features of climate of NE Poland, climatic types in the Koeppen climate classification, continentalism advancement, the recent global changes effects. River hydrology, typology of rivers and their regimes. Artificial forms of surface water- Augustów Canal, Great Masurian Lakes System, specificity of Siemianówka Reservoir, small retention ponds. Water quality and ecological state of freshwaters in NE Poland. Effects of melioration on water cycle in catchments.

Literature:

McCann T. (2008), The geology of Central Europe: Volume 1: Precambrian and Palaeozoic; Volume. 2: Mesozoic and Cenozoic. Geological Society of London.

Tockner et al. [ed.] 2009. Rivers of Europe. Elsevier, Amsterdam. 700 pp.

Website of the Polish Geological Institute: http://www.pgi.gov.pl; webpages in English related to regional geology, resources and geotourism in Poland

Forms and conditions of credit: active participation in the course, preparing a presentations from themes offered by instructor.