Geol 151 - Geomorphology
Lectures and Notes
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Fluvial Geomorphology Powerpoints:
(Weeks 1-4 prepared and taught by Luke Reusser)


Week 1:  Flood Frequency Analysis along the Winooski River
[view ppt as slide show]   [dowload as pdf]

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Week 2 (Monday Lecture):  Introduction to Fluvial Geomporphology
[view ppt as slide show]   [dowload as pdf]

Week 2 (Wednesday For Lab):  Introduction to GPS and Map Location
[view ppt as slide show]

Week 2 (Friday Lab Prac):  Sinuosity Calculations and Concept Sketches
[view ppt as slide show]

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Week 3 (Monday Lecture):  Rivers as Conveyors - Fluxes of water and sediemnt
[view ppt as slide show]  [dowload as pdf]

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Week 4 (Monday Lecture):   Rivers channels through time -  fluvial terrace development and history
[view ppt as slide show]  [dowload as pdf]

Week  4 (Wednesday Lab Prep):   Deglacial and post-glacial history of northern Vermont (and a crash course on suveying with Auto Levels)
[view ppt as slide show]

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Week 5 (Monday and Friday Lectures):  Soils and Radiometric Dating
[view ppt as slide show]

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Week 7 (Wednesday Lecture): Hillslope Hydrology and Infiltration Rates
[view ppt as slide show]

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Week 8 (Monday and Wednesday Lecture) :  Slope stability and the Infinite Slope Model
[view ppt as slide show]
click here to check out a cool video about where not to be when slopes fail

Week 8 (Friday):   Modeling Landslides with the Infinite Slope Model
[view ppt as slide show]

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Week 9 (Monday Lecture):  Hillslopes - Advection vs. Diffusion
[view ppt as slide show]

Week 9 (Wednesday Lecture):  Hillslopes - Mudflows and Debris Flows
[view ppt as slide show]