Use of Cartographic Analysis for Determining the Morphometric Features of Selected Groups of Glacial Configuration Forms

Abstract

Using a hypsometric map, an analysis was performed of selected morphometric features of topographic profiles differing in terms of origin. The research was based on uniform source materials, namely topographic maps of Poland on a scale of 1:10 000. The spatial distribution of morphometric features has been presented using geometrical cartograms. Summary cartograms, based on normalised and summed up values of individual features, were also developed. A comparative analysis of cartograms was performed in order to establish dominant features. It was established that each of the researched genetic topographic profile types has characteristic morphometric features. Getting its meaning may be helpful when determining the origin and age of topographic profiles. It was also demonstrated that when analysing the morphometry of terrain, it is sufficient to consider dominant features only.