DYSTRYBUCJA SZCZYTÓW TATRZAŃSKICH P10 W ŚWIETLE TEORII PROMINENCJI I DANYCH LIDAR
DISTRIBUTION OF TATRA P10 PEAKS IN THE LIGHT OF THE PROMINENCE THEORY AND LIDAR DATA

Summary/Abstract: The prominence theory describes the rules of the classification of mountain objects. Classification refers to a prominence and a subordination of the peaks. Orographic data regarding height and watersheds allow to calculate prominence of summits, col depths, dominance ladders, and prominence cells. The aim of the article is a distribution analysis of P10 peaks (orographical prominence above 10 m) in the Tatra Mountains. The origin of the analysis are digital maps based on LIDAR data. These data are a unique source of informa- tion on the altitude difference between summits and their key saddles or the identification of watershed lines. The article is a first complex prominence research for the Tatra Mountains based on the recently released laser scanning data for the whole massif. The article consists of 5 parts: theoretical introduction, definitions and methodology of the study, results based on the data analysis, discussion and conclusions. The analysis contains three elements: estima- tion of the prominence distribution density function, analysis of the geographical dispersion of P10 peaks, and allocation of selected static variables to all identified objects. In such a way 1343 Tatra peaks with a prominence not smaller than 9,5 m are precisely identified.

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