Organization unit:
Department of climatology
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Course of study (specialization):
Geography
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Specialty:
Environment Protection and Management
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Course title:
CONTEMPORARY CLIMATE CHANGE
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Code/course no.:
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Studies year:
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II
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ECTS credits:
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2
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Semester:
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3
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Hours:
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Language of instruction:
Polish
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Total:
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15
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including:
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stationary studies
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extramural studies
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Status of the course:
obligatory for specialization
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lectures
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15
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exercises
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laboratories
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seminars
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project
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Name of course leader / leaders:
Dr Ewa Łupikasza
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Prerequisites:
Basis of meteorology and climatology
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Assumptions and objectives of the course:
To learn the drivers behind climate change, direction and magnitude of climate change basing on various climate elements as well as the scenarios of future climate. To shape awareness of the future consequences of climate change.
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The form and terms of assessment of the course:
Final test, to receive a credit for partial exercises
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Registration for the course / additional notes:
yes
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Content:
Introduction to climate change issues: definitions and terms on climate change. Leading driving forces of climate change: natural (radiation and astronomical factors) and antropogenic forces. Methods of climate reconstructions. Climate in the history of the Earth (Medieval Warm Period, Small Ice Age, ect.). Contemporary climate changes – various spatial and temporal scales – its magnitude, direction and differentiation. Models and scenarios of climate change. Risks and consequences of climate change.
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List of bibliography:
Basic reading:
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Mannion Antoinette M. 2001. Zmiany Środowiska Ziemi. Historia środowiska przyrodniczego i kulturowego. PWN. Warszawa
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IPCC, 2007, Climate Change, Cambridge Univ. Press.
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Kożuchowski K. (red.), 1990, Materiały do poznania historii klimatu w okresie obserwacji instrumentalnych. Wyd. Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, Łódź.
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Postęp badań zmian klimatu i ich znaczenie dla życia i gospodarczej działalności człowieka, 2001, Prace i Studia Geograficzne, 29, Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego, Warszawa.
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Żmudzka E., 2004, Tendencje zmian a zróżnicowanie przestrzenne elementów klimatu w Polsce w drugiej połowie XX wieku. [w:] Z. Michalczyk (red.) Badania geograficzne w poznawaniu środowiska, Wydawnictwo UMCS, Lublin, 452-458.
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Additional reading:
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Boryczka J. 1998. Zmiany Klimatu Ziemi. Wyd. Dialog. Warszawa.
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Kożuchowski K. (red.), 2000, Pory roku w Polsce. Sezonowe zmiany w środowisku a wieloletnie tendencje klimatyczne. Zakład Dynamiki Środowiska i Bioklimatologii UŁ, Łódź.
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Organization unit:
Department of climatology
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Course of study (specialization):
Geography
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Specialty:
Environment Protection and Management
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Course title:
selected issues on aviation meteorology
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Code/course no.:
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Studies year:
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I
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ECTS credits:
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2
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Semester:
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2
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Hours:
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Language of instruction:
polish
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Total:
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15
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including:
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stationary studies
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extramural studies
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Status of the course:
obligatory for specialization
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lectures
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15
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exercises
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laboratories
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seminars
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project
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Name of course leader / leaders:
Dr Zuzanna Bielec-Bąkowska
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Prerequisites:
Principles of physical geography, Meteorology and climatology, The basics of synoptic meteorology
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Assumptions and objectives of the course:
Ability to incode and decode meteorological messages for aviation; identification and interpretation of atmospheric conditions on the basis of meteorological data; ability to predict the possibility of dangerous phenomena occurrence.
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The form and terms of assessment of the course:
Credit test
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Registration for the course / additional notes:
Yes
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Content:
Air density. Atmospheric pressure and baric systems. Stability. Water in the atmosphere. Clouds and thunderstorms. Selected meteorological phenomena (reduction of visibility, turbulence, microburst, windshear, icing). Wind and local winds. Weather conditions during selected synoptic situations. Analysis of synoptic and aerological diagrams. Selected meteorological messages (METAR, TAF, SIGMET). Meeting with a pilot and weather forecaster.
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List of bibliography:
Basic reading:
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Bac S., Rojek M., 1981; Meteorologia i klimatologia, PWN Warszawa.
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Chromow S. P, 1975, Meteorologia i klimatologia, PWN, Warszawa.
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Crowe P.R., 1987, Problemy klimatologii ogólnej, PWN, Warszawa.
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Barry R.G., Carleton A.M., 2001, Synoptic and Dynamic Climatology, Routledge, London and New York.
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Zwieriew A. S., 1965, Meteorologia synoptyczna, Wydawnictwa Komunikacji i Łączności, Warszawa.
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Additional reading:
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Kaczorowska Z., 1986; Pogoda i klimat, WSiP Warszawa.
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Kożuchowski K., 2005, Meteorologia i klimatologia, PWN, Warszawa.
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Lockwood J. G.,1984, Procesy klimatotwórcze, PWN, Warszawa.
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Okołowicz W., 1969, Klimatologia ogólna, PWN, Warszawa
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Organization unit:
Department of climatology
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Course of study (specialization):
Geography
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Specialty:
Environment Protection and Management
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Course title:
APPLICATION OF TOPOCLIMATOLOGY TO SPATIAL PLANNING
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Code/course no.:
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Studies year:
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II
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ECTS credits:
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2
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Semester:
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3
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Hours:
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Language of instruction:
Polish
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Total:
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15
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including:
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stationary studies
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extramural studies
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Status of the course:
obligatory for specialization
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lectures
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5
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exercises
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laboratories
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10
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seminars
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project
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Name of course leader / leaders:
Dr Ewa Łupikasza
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Prerequisites:
Meteorology and climatology
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Assumptions and objectives of the course:
To learn relationships between climate and environment and utilize this knowledge to improve development planning
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The form and terms of assessment of the course:
Final test
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Registration for the course / additional notes:
yes
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Content:
Introduction to the topic - definitions and terms, scales of climate, development planning, the natural environment, assessment of environment for development planning ect. Boundary layer and urban boundary layer of atmosphere. Climate differentiation due to various kinds of active layers: deserts, water reservoirs, areas covered with both snow and ice, forested areas, farmlands, orchards. The climate of heterogeneous areas – the influence of spatially differentiated surfaces on climate conditions – topographical problems. The basis of urban climate (radiation balance, urban heat island, urban modification of climate elements). Air pollution (condition favoring air pollutant dissemination within urban areas, industry impact on local climate conditions). The influence of climate on selected human activities. The methods of climate condition evaluation for different economy branches. Climatic-agricultural indices and their application for evaluation of pluvio-thermal conditions. The methods of evaluation of both relief and land use influences on local atmospheric circulation. The methods of climate evaluation for touristic and recreation. The rules of topographic maps creation.
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List of bibliography:
Basic reading:
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Geiger R., 19, Aron H.R., Todhunter, 1995, The climate near the ground.Friedr.Viewega. Son Verlagsgeselschaft, Branschweiq/Wiesbaden
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Lewińska J. i in., 1990, Klimat obszarów zurbanizowanych, IGPiK, Warszawa
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Paszyński J., 1980, Metody sporządzania map topoklimatycznych, Dok. Geogr 3
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Oke T.R., 1995, Boundary layer climates, New York
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Atlas bilansu promieniowania w Polsce, 1966, Dok. Geogr, z. 4
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Additional reading:
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Bartkowski T., 1977, Metody badań geografii fizycznej, PWN
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Bartkowski T., 1986, Zastosowania geografii fizycznej, PWN
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Chomicz K., 1977, Materiały do poznania agroklimatu Polski, PWN
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Kędziora A., 1995, Podstawy agrometeorologii, PWRiL, Poznań
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Pruchnicki J., 1987, Metody opracowań klimatologicznych, PWN
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Organization unit:
Department OF GEOMORPHOLOGY
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Course of study (specialization):
Geography
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Specialty:
Environment Protection and Management
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Course title:
MODERN TRENDS OF KARST ENVIRONMENT AND CRYOSPHERE RESEARCH
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Code/course no.:
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Studies year:
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I
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ECTS credits:
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3
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Semester:
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1
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Hours:
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Language of instruction:
Polish
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Total:
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30
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including:
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stationary studies
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extramural studies
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Status of the course:
obligatory for specialization
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lectures
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30
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exercises
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laboratories
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seminars
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project
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Name of course leader / leaders:
Dr hab. inż. Jacek Różkowski + team
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Prerequisites:
environmental chemistry, basic of physics geography, geomorphology, hydrology, Poland and word physical geography
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Assumptions and objectives of the course:
Identification of global environment problems, recognization of environment problem reasons and.complicate conditions. Determination of reason – result connection and prediction of global changes in different time scale.
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The form and terms of assessment of the course:
Test
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Registration for the course / additional notes:
Yes
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Content:
1. Karst evaluation in the sight of modern view on development of caves and karst. Model of hydrological conditions and hydrogeochemistry environment in the carbonate and sulfate karst terrains. The role of chemical denudation processes in karst and glacial catchments on carbon dioxide removal from the atmosphere. The importance of snow cover in natural environment. Permafrost and processes connected with permafrost in mountains environment. Contemporary changes of the cryosphere and climate. Application of digital modelling methods to investigate Polar Regions. Subglacial drainage of the Scandinavian Ice Sheet from numerical modelling
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List of bibliography:
Basic reading:
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Ford D.C., Williams P.W., 2007. Karst hydrogeology and geomorphology. John Wiley and Sons Ltd, England
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French H.M., 2007. The Periglacjal Environment. Wiley
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Jania J., 1993. Glacjologia. Nauka o lodowcach. PWN, Warszawa
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Slaymaker O., Kelly R.E.J., 2007. The cryosphere and global environmental change. Blackwell Publishing
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Tyc A., 2008. Formy rzeźby odziedziczone po speleogenezie – ich znaczenie w ewolucji krasu węglanowego. Wyd. Uniw. Śląskiego, Katowice
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Additional reading:
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Bakalowicz M., 2005. Karst groundwater: a challenge for new resources. Hydrogeol. Journ. 13
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Dobiński W., 2006. Ice and environment: A terminological discussion. Earth Science Reviews 79
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Krawczyk W.E., Pettersson L.-E., 2007. Chemical denudation rates and carbon dioxide drawdown in an ice-free polar karst catchment: Londonelva, Svalbard. Permafrost and Periglacial Processes 18
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Lulek A., Piotrowski J.A., 2003. Model drenażu subglacjalnego fazy poznańskiej vistulianu na obszarze Pomorza [w;] Gołębiowski R. (red.) – Ewolucja Pojezierzy i Pobrzeży Południowobałtyckich u schyłku ostatniego glacjału i w holocenie. Wyd. Uniw. Gdańskiego, Gdańsk
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Pulina M., 1999. Kras. Formy i procesy. Wyd. Uniw. Śląskiego, Katowice
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