Detailed Geomorphology Syllabus -1997
3-Sep (LAB) INTRODUCTION
Read: Nothing!
Turn in: Your information sheets
Surf: http://www.usgs.gov/network/science/earth/index.html
http://tgl.geology.muohio.edu/gbook/gresources.html
!!!THESE ARE TWO GREAT REFERENCES YOU WILL COME BACK TO!!!
5-Sep CLIMATIC CONTROLS ON LANDSCAPES -- IMPORTANCE OF SCALE
Surf: http://covis1.atmos.uiuc.edu/guide/guide.html
http://www.t-e.k12.pa.us/~dbaron/satellite/
http://edcwww.cr.usgs.gov/dclass/dclass.html
http://dialsparc10.ece.arizona.edu/MSSbrowse-page.html
http://ericir.syr.edu/Projects/NASA/mod4/mod4b.html
8-Sep TECTONIC CONTROLS ON LANDSCAPES
Surf: http://wwwneic.cr.usgs.gov/neis/general/handouts/rift_man.html
http://pubs.usgs.gov/publications/text/dynamic.html
10-Sep (LAB) MT MANSFIELD HIKE
BRING WARM CLOTHES AND RAIN GEAR!
12-Sep SURVEYING
BRING WARM CLOTHES AND RAIN GEAR!
Turn in: Library Assignment
15-Sep WATER AND LANDSCAPES
Read: McPhee, Atchaflaya
email: reading sheet to Kyle by 0800
Surf: http://www.intersurf.com/locale/corridor/index.html
http://mapper.cadgis.lsu.edu/lhin/atchafa/html/pic16.htm
http://mapper.cadgis.lsu.edu/lhin/atchafa/html/pic3.htm
http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/~gsd96spv/damlevees.html
17-Sep ALLUVIAL FANS
Turn in: Lab Report
Read: Kochel, Humid fans of the Appalachian Mountains
email: reading sheet to Kyle by 0800
BRING WARM CLOTHES AND RAIN GEAR
19-Sep ALLUVIAL FAN DATA REDUCTION
preparation of trench logs, topographic and cross-section data
22-Sep FLUVIAL PROCESSES AND LANDFORMS
Read: Leopold, "Water"
24-Sep (LAB) FLOW GAGING
Read: Leopold, "Water"
Turn in: Lab Report
Surf: http://h2o.usgs.gov
http://h2o.usgs.gov/public/wid/FS_209-95/mason-weiger.html
BRING WARM CLOTHES AND RAIN GEAR
26-Sep FlOW DATA REDUCTION
See: Flood Video
29-Sep GLACIERS-PROCESS AND LOCAL GLACIAL HISTORY
Read: Skinner and Porter, Chapter 15
Surf: http://www-nsidc.colorado.edu/NSIDC/EDUCATION/GLACIERS/
http://geochange.er.usgs.gov/pub/info/facts/atlas/ (good pics)
http://tvl1.geo.uc.edu/ice/Glacier.html (everything!)
http://www.museum.state.il.us/exhibits/ice_ages/
http://mole.uvm.edu/whale/GlaciersGlacialAges.html
1-Oct RIVER TRIP
Turn in: Lab Report
BRING WARM CLOTHES AND RAIN GEAR
3-Oct ISOTOPES AND DATING
CLEAR PROJECT PLAN WITH PAUL AND KYLE
Surf: http://www2.waikato.ac.nz/c14/webinfo/corr.html
http://www2.waikato.ac.nz/c14/webinfo/int.html
DO: decay program and tour isotope lab
6-Oct WEATHERING AND SOILS
Read Summerfield, Chapter 6 Weathering (in packet)
8-Oct (LAB) LAKE LEVELS AND TERRACES
Turn in: Lab report and PROJECT PROPOSALS
BRING WARM CLOTHES AND RAIN GEAR
Do: 3 MINUTE PROJECT PROPOSAL PRESENTATIONS!!!!
10-Oct NO CLASS, FALL BREAK
13-Oct GLACIERS- LANDFORMS
Read: Skinner and Porter, Chapter 15
Surf:http://tvl1.geo.uc.edu/ice/image/imageref.html
http://www.primenet.com/~midds/Showcase/Show.html
15-Oct (LAB) GLACIAL SEDIMENTS
Turn in: Lab report and WRITTEN PROJECT PROPOSAL
BRING WARM CLOTHES AND RAIN GEAR
17-Oct EXAM #1, Study hard
20-Oct NO CLASS GSA WEEK, GATHER PROJECT DATA
http://www.geosociety.org/index.htm
22-Oct NO CLASS GSA WEEK, GATHER PROJECT DATA
http://www.geosociety.org/index.htm
24-Oct NO CLASS GSA WEEK, GATHER PROJECT DATA
http://www.geosociety.org/index.htm
27-Oct CLIMATE CHANGE 1
Surf:http://www.nhes.com/home.html
http://earth.agu.org/vostok.html
http://www.sonic.net/bristlecone/dendro.html
http://www.ltrr.arizona.edu/people/Henri/gallery.htm
Turn in: Project raw data
29-Oct (LAB) LAKE MANSFIELD HIKE
Read: Wagner, Pleistocene Mountain Glaciation
email: reading sheet to Kyle by 0800
BRING WARM CLOTHES AND RAIN GEAR
31-Oct GLACIER RECONSTRUCTIONS
3-Nov HILLSLOPE PROCESSES
Surf: http://geohazards.cr.usgs.gov/html_files/nlic/nlicmisc.html
5-Nov (LAB) LANDSLIDES
Read: McPhee, LA against the mountains
Discuss: McPhee, LA against the mountains
email: reading sheet to Kyle by 0800
See: debris flow video
BRING WARM CLOTHES THAT CAN GET DIRTY!
7-Nov LANDSLIDE MECHANICS
Read: Dethier et al., Rainfall induced mass movements...
email: reading sheet to Kyle by 0800
Surf: http://www.fsl.orst.edu:80/lter/navigafr.htm (LOOK UNDER PUBS, FLOOD OF 1996)
Do: slope stability calculations and program
10-Nov ANDESITIC VOLCANISM
Read: Volcanoes
Surf: http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vw.html
http://www.geo.mtu.edu/volcanoes/world.html
http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/contest/contest.html (try this!!!)
http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/News/DantesPeak/dantes_peak.html (for movie watchers)
12-Nov (LAB) VOLCANIC HAZARDS
Read: Crandell and Mullineaux, Future eruptions of St. Helens
email: reading sheet to Kyle by 0800
Surf: http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Volcanoes/MSH/framework.html
http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Volcanoes/MSH/Hazards/OFR95-497/framework.html
14-Nov ANDESITIC VOLCANISM (cont)
Read: Volcanoes
Surf: http://quake.wr.usgs.gov/VOLCANOES/LongValley/History.html
http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Volcanoes/framework.domestic.html http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Volcanoes/MSH/CurrentActivity/framework.html
http://www.geo.mtu.edu/volcanoes/ice/
See: St.Piere film, National Geographic movie
17-Nov BASALTIC VOLCANISM
Read: Volcanoes
Surf: http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/hvo/index.html
19-Nov MORE BASALT!
Read: McPhee, Cooling of the lava
email to Kyle by 0800: Reading sheet on "Cooling of the lava"
See: Heimey movie
Do: Discuss book and movie
21-Nov QUAKES 1
Turn in: DRAFT PROJECT REPORTS
Read (OPTIONAL): Bolt, Chapters 1,2,3,5
Surf: http://wwwneic.cr.usgs.gov/neis/current/world.html
http://wwwneic.cr.usgs.gov/neis/eqlists/10maps.html#world
http://www.scecdc.scec.org/earthquakes/current.gif
Do: Epicenter program
24-Nov QUAKES 2
Read (OPTIONAL):: Bolt, Chapters 7,8,9,10
Surf: http://quake.wr.usgs.gov/
http://geohazards.cr.usgs.gov/northridge/norpub1.htm
http://quake.wr.usgs.gov/VOLCANOES/LongValley/
See: Loma Prieta Film
26-Nov NO CLASS, Happy Turkey day
28-Nov NO CLASS, Happy Turkey day
1-Dec RATES OF SURFACE PROCESSES
Read: Summerfield, Chapter 15 Weathering and Bierman JGR paper (in packet)
3-Dec EXAM # 2, Study Hard
5-Dec PROJECT PRESENTATIONS -- 10 minutes per group
****WARNING**** This class will probably run later than usual, bring lunch.
Snacks will be provided.....
8-Dec SURPRISE SLIDE SHOW
Turn in: Final Project Drafts
Surf: http://www.intellicast.com/ski/
See: Cool slides.....Do class evaluations
10-Dec NO CLASS...Have a great break and see you in January.
