Erosion rate calculate from suspended sediments runoff of the Carpathian rivers

Abstract

Contemporary average values of solid runoff in the Carpathians depend on geological (mainly lithological) and morphological factors. This differentiation is made stronger by economic pressure of man. The quickest denudation takes place in the marginal parts of the mountains. Fluvial erosion makes clear the main morphological contrast within the mountains by higher rate of the process in areas of younger stage of the relief development.