| Week |
Dates |
Topic |
|
Week 1 |
| INTRODUCTION TO GEOMORPHOLOGY |
| Mar 27 |
Quarter begins |
| Mar 29 |
Course Introduction- Thornbury's Principles |
|
Week 2 |
| HILLSLOPE PROCESSES |
| Apr 03 |
Classical Landscape Evolution Theories |
| Apr 05 |
Hillslope Forms |
|
Week 3 |
Apr 10 |
Soil Creep |
| Apr 12 |
Hillslope Runoff and DTMs |
|
Week 4 |
Apr 17 |
Channel Initiation |
| Apr 19 |
Shallow Landslide Processes |
| Apr 21 |
LAB 1: Hillslope Geomorphology |
|
Week 5 |
April 24 |
Sediment Budgets- Small Basins 1 |
| April 26 |
Sediment Budgets- Small Basins 2 |
|
Week 6 |
| SEDIMENT BUDGETS |
| May 01 |
Sediment Budgets- Large Basins |
| May 03 |
Midterm Examination |
|
Week 7 |
May 08 |
Climatic Impacts On Basins |
| May 10 |
Human Impacts On Basins |
|
Week 8 |
|
FLUVIAL PROCESSES |
| May 15 | Rivers at the Landscale Scale |
| May 17 |
Bedrock River Types and Patterns |
| May 19 |
LAB 2: Coastal Range basins |
|
Week 9 |
May 22 |
Mechanics of Waterfalls |
| May 24 |
Alluvial River Processes 1 |
|
Week 10 |
May 29 |
Alluvial River Processes 2 |
| May 31 |
Delta Formation Processes |
|
Week 10 |
| LEMS |
| Jun 05 |
Landscape Evolution Models |
| Jun 12 |
Final Examination: 4-6 pm in V116 |