Evaluation and mapping of the hazardous deflation and sand blowing in Volyn province, Ukraine

Abstract

The mathematical reliability theory and landscape mapping were used for quantitative assessment and mapping of the probabilities of hazardous processes caused by the wind for the landscapes of fluvioglacial sandy lowlands of the Eastern Europe. Volyn province serves as a case study area in the research. Calculations and maps show that for a time period of 10 years soil deflation and sand blowing are probable for almost all the province’s area, although before the land reclamation works these processes have been observed within arable lands only.The mathematical reliability theory and landscape mapping were used for quantitative assessment and mapping of the probabilities of hazardous processes caused by the wind for the landscapes of fluvioglacial sandy lowlands of the Eastern Europe. Volyn province serves as a case study area in the research. Calculations and maps show that for a time period of 10 years soil deflation and sand blowing are probable for almost all the province’s area, although before the land reclamation works these processes have been observed within arable lands only.