Geomorphological mapping of processes and forms in Haj Ali Gholi playa, Central Iran

Abstract

Abstract— Geomorphic mapping is a map design technique that defines, delimits and locates landforms.  It combines a description of
surface relief and its origin, relative age, and the environmental conditions in which it formed.  This type of mapping is used to locate and
differentiate among relief forms related to geologic structure, internal dynamics of the lithosphere, and landforms shaped by external
processes governed by the bio-climate environment. The research attempts to distinguish the geomorphic units of Haj Ali Gholi playa, and
plots its geomorphological map using method of geomorphic processes and forms study. The results show that the basin is a geomorphic
landscape located in dry-lands, and is formed from three units of Mountains, Glacis and Playa. The units are included various land-forms,
land-views and land-features. Using recognitions of them, we can evaluate the opportunities and threats of the area, and can identify the
problems of environmental management in the study area. Also, geomorphological map of study area is presented that have high
importance in the applied geomorphology such as environmental management and planning.