Pasichnyk N. Bottoms of Major River Valleys of the Chernivtsi Region: Geo-Hydro-Morphological Analysis of Territorial Structure

Methods of allocation and geo-hydro-morphological analyze of territorial structures of river valley bottoms that represent the environment for the development of present-day riverbeds and flood plains were developed and tested in reference and man-induced conditions. Present-day alluvial plains along major rivers within the Chernivtsi Region were taken as the study background and GIS-based technologies were applied thereto. Traditional and our own improved exploratory/research techniques were used. The required primary information was collected to fill up the data base. The GIS was supplemented with vectorized information about territorial objects in reference and anthropogenic conditions. GIS-modeling methods were applied to analyze territorial structures and development processes of riverbeds and flood plains.