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Geomorphology is the science that studies the Earth’s surface relief. Exogenous geomorphologic processes occur on the Earth’s surface and in the upper crust. These surface horizons become susceptible to displacement through weathering – chemical changes and destruction of rock due to the actions of the atmosphere, water, and organisms. Geomorphologic processes are subdivided into slope (removal of material from slopes under the action of gravity), fluvial (connected with the activity of temporary and perennial streams), aeolian (relief-forming processes caused by wind action), coastal (relief-forming processes within the littoral zone caused by the action of waves and currents), and others.

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Govorushko, S.M. (2012). Geomorphologic Processes. In: Natural Processes and Human Impacts. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-1424-3_2

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