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  • 2020 - Polish Academy of Science

Overview

Piotr Migoń is affiliated with the University of Wrocław in Poland. Their research primarily spans the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science. Within these domains, the scientist's work covers key subfields such as Atmospheric Science, Geology, Geophysics, Earth-Surface Processes, and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law.

The topics addressed by Piotr Migoń's research include:

  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Geotourism and Geoheritage Conservation
  • Landslides and Related Hazards
  • Geological Formations and Processes Exploration
  • Geological Formations and Processes
  • Karst Systems and Hydrogeology
  • Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology

The scientist has published extensively, with frequent appearances in journals such as Geomorphology (14 publications), Geoheritage (11 publications), Geosciences (5 publications), CATENA (4 publications), and SSRN Electronic Journal (3 publications).

Notable recent papers by Piotr Migoń include:

  • "Geoheritage and Cultural Heritage-A Review of Recurrent and Interlinked Themes," 2022, Geosciences
  • "Granite Landscapes, Geodiversity and Geoheritage-Global Context," 2021, Heritage
  • "Pedra da Boca, Pai Mateus, and Quixadá-Three Possible Key Geoheritage Sites in Northeast Brazil," 2020, Geoheritage
  • "Late Evolutionary Stages of Residual Hills in Tablelands (Elbsandsteingebirge, Germany)," 2020, Geomorphology
  • "Geomorphology of Conglomerate Terrains - Global Overview," 2020, Earth-Science Reviews

Piotr Migoń's collaborations include frequent co-authorship with Kacper Jancewicz, Filip Duszyński, Edyta Pijet-Migoń, Milena Różycka, and Dmitry Tikhomirov.

The scientist has contributed to several book publications with Springer Nature (Netherlands), notably:

  • Landscapes and Landforms of Poland (2024)
  • Landscapes and Landforms of Norway (2020)

In recognition of their work, Piotr Migoń received an award from the Polish Academy of Science in 2020.

Best Publications

  • Physico-geographical mesoregions of Poland: Verification and adjustment of boundaries on the basis of contemporary spatial data

    Jerzy. Autor Solon;Jan. Autor Borzyszkowski;Małgorzata. Autor Bidłasik;Andrzej. Autor Richling

  • Granite landscapes of the world

    Piotr Migoń

  • Weathering mantles and their significance for geomorphological evolution of central and northern Europe since the Mesozoic

    Piotr Migoń;Karna Lidmar-Bergström

  • Viewpoint geosites — values, conservation and management issues

    Piotr Migoń;Edyta Pijet-Migoń

  • Geomorphological Landscapes of the World

    Piotr Migon

  • Topographic Wetness Index and Terrain Ruggedness Index in geomorphic characterisation of landslide terrains, on examples from the Sudetes, SW Poland

    Milena Różycka;Piotr Migoń;Aleksandra Michniewicz

  • Grus weathering mantles—problems of interpretation

    Piotr Migoń;Michael F Thomas

  • A minimum sample size required from Schmidt hammer measurements

    Tomasz Niedzielski;Tomasz Niedzielski;Piotr Migoń;Agnieszka Placek

  • Escarpment retreat in sedimentary tablelands and cuesta landscapes – Landforms, mechanisms and patterns

    Filip Duszyński;Piotr Migoń;Mateusz C. Strzelecki

  • Complex landslide terrain in the Kamienne Mountains, Middle Sudetes, SW Poland.

    Piotr Migoń;Tomáš Pánek;Ireneusz Malik;Jan Hrádecký

  • Geomorphological, pedological and dendrochronological signatures of a relict landslide terrain, Mt Garbatka (Kamienne Mts), SW Poland

    Piotr Migoń;Andrzej Kacprzak;Ireneusz Malik;Marek Kasprzak

  • Deep weathering through time in central and northwestern Europe: problems of dating and interpretation of geological record

    Piotr Migoń;Karna Lidmar-Bergström

  • Rock cities and ruiniform relief: Forms – processes – terminology

    Piotr Migoń;Filip Duszyński;Andrew Goudie

  • Thermochronological constraints on the long-term erosional history of the Karkonosze Mts., Central Europe

    Martin Danišík;Martin Danišík;Piotr Migoń;Joachim Kuhlemann;Noreen J. Evans;Noreen J. Evans

  • Surface processes and interactions with forest vegetation on a steep mudstone slope, Stołowe Mountains, SW Poland

    Łukasz Pawlik;Piotr Migoń;Piotr Owczarek;Andrzej Kacprzak

  • Overlooked Geomorphological Component of Volcanic Geoheritage—Diversity and Perspectives for Tourism Industry, Pogórze Kaczawskie Region, SW Poland

    Piotr Migoń;Edyta Pijet-Migoń

  • Large-scale slope remodelling by landslides - Geomorphic diversity and geological controls, Kamienne Mts., Central Europe

    Piotr Migoń;Kacper Jancewicz;Milena Różycka;Filip Duszyński

  • Promoting and Interpreting Geoheritage at the Local Level—Bottom-up Approach in the Land of Extinct Volcanoes, Sudetes, SW Poland

    Edyta Pijet-Migoń;Piotr Migoń

  • Sandstone geomorphology of the Al-Quwayra area of south Jordan

    Andrew S. Goudie;Piotr Migoń;Robert Allison;Nick Rosser

  • Customer-Oriented Evaluation of Geoheritage—on the Example of Volcanic Geosites in the West Sudetes, SW Poland

    Milena Różycka;Piotr Migoń

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrew Goudie
Andrew Goudie University of Oxford
Martin Danišík
Martin Danišík Curtin University
Markus Egli
Markus Egli University of Zurich
Nick Rosser
Nick Rosser Durham University
Tomáš Pánek
Tomáš Pánek University of Ostrava
Marcus Christl
Marcus Christl ETH Zurich
Noreen J. Evans
Noreen J. Evans Curtin University
Gary Brierley
Gary Brierley University of Auckland
Derek C. Ford
Derek C. Ford McMaster University
Philip Ringrose
Philip Ringrose Norwegian University of Science and Technology

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