Geoinformatika 2009; 3 : 74-82

ESTIMATION OF ASTRONOMICAL AND FEOBOTANICAL FACTORS INFLUENCE ON FORMATION OF REGIONAL CLIMATIC FEATURES (ON THE EXAMPLE OF UKRAINE)

Lyalko V.I., Movchan D.M., Syabryaj S.V.

The results of paleoclimatic reconstruction of the climate and the basic vegetation changes during the Neogene-Quaternary period on the territory of Ukraine are considered. These data are compared with the results of the modern vegetation changes assessment on the same territory with the aim to define tendencies of climatic changes. Also a possibility of astronomical factors influence on the formation of climatic features is considered.