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HYD 252 Hillslope Geomorphology and Sediment Budgets

Classes meet on Tues and Thurs 12:10-1:30 pm.
Field experiments will be held on periodic Weekends as scheduled below.

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 15Rivers 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



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