GEOMORPHOLOGY

Geology 385

Spring 2009

 

 

 

Lecture Syllabus

 

Important Dates:

     Test 1:              Friday, February 13

     Test 2:              Friday, April 3

     Test 3:              Wednesday, May 6, (sign up for test time)

                                               

 

 

Field Trip Dates:

        Soils and Karst: Saturday, Feb. 21

Coastal: 20-22 March

          Landslides and Fluvial: 27 March

 

Class Notes       

 

PART 1

        Introduction

          Internal Forces and Climate

          Chemical Weathering

          Soils

 

PART 2

Karst

          Physical Weathering

          Mass Wasting

          Coastal Processes

 

PART 3

The Drainage Basin

          Fluvial Processes

          Fluvial Landforms         

          Glacial Mechanics and Landforms

          Terrain Analysis

 

 

Paper Readings for Landslide Field Trip:

Wieczorek and others (2006)

 

 

Labs and Homework

Floodplain Mapping of Grottoes        Flood frequency graphs are due via email Wednesday, April 15,

                                                          Map is due Monday, April 20 at beginning of class  (visual inspection by Dr. E)

Final product is due Wednesday, April 22 @ 4 p.m.

                  

                   The Text

                   The Map

Tif format

PDF format

                            

Link to the Harriston Gaging Station  *click here*

 

Checklist for Consultants Report *click here*       

 

Helpful Tips

       

        Guide to taking strong field notes

          Tree ID

 

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