Impact of landscape elevation differentiation on river flow (in the example of north-east slope of the Greater Caucasus)

Abstract

River is an important component of the landscape. As the physical and geographical factors change, morphometric indicators and flow regime of the river system also change. Landscape differentiation also takes effect in this process. Because the landscape is the sum of the interaction of all geographical elements. During the study, landscape maps and modern geographical information systems data were used. According to Q = f(H) connection, the flow rate in various landscape types was calculated and compared to the actual quantities. During the evaluation of the impact of landscape on the territorial rivers, the relief, climate and soil and vegetation cover of the Gusarchay-Gudyalchay basins have been studied and the impacts of these indicators on river flow regime have been analyzed.