Stationary studies of geomorphic processes on the former USSR territory

Abstract

The paper gives a review of stationary observation of geomorphic processes and emphasizes the necessity to develop a system of stations using a common program of research. Five tasks are indicated as important in the stationary observation of the exogenic geomorphic processes: to unify techniques of observations and to estimate their accuracy; to develop models of the processes; to find threshold values of processes; to estimate the maximum permissible development of the processes within a given area; to study poorly known processes and to reveal yet unknown ones.