Identification of karst and karst-suffosion features on satellite imagery in the central part of East European platform

Abstract

Employing interpretative methods, data of satellite imagery that identifies features of karst and karstsuffosion objects have been revealed for the central part of the East European platform. Karst and karstsuffosion processes form the landscape nonuniformity due to the development of open and covered karst. The density of sinkhole distribution has been compiled for topographic sheets N-37-XVI, XXII. Suffosion-covered sinkholes and depression areas of open karst have been displayed according to the analysis of high-resolution satellite imagery. The work was performed as part of space-based geological research accompanying additional geomapping of topographic sheets N-37-XVI, XXII. Refs 14. Figs 5.