Status
O
Activity
LEC
Title (text only)
ADV EARTH SURF PROCESSES
Term session
0
Term
2019A
Subject area
GEOL
Section number only
401
Section ID
GEOL545401
Meeting times
MW 1000AM-1130AM
Meeting location
HAYDEN HALL 360
Instructors
JEROLMACK, DOUGLAS
Description
Pattern on the Earth's surface arise due to the transport of sediment by water and wind, with energy that is supplied by climate and tectonic deformation of the solid Earth. This course presents a treatment of the processes of erosion and deposition that shape landscapes. Emphasis will be placed on using simple physical principles as a tool for (a) understanding landscape patterns including drainage networks, river channels and deltas, desert dunes, and submarine channels, (b) reconstructing past environmental conditions using the sedimentary record, and (c) the management of rivers and landscapes under present and future climate scenarios. The course will conclude with a critical assessment of landscape evolution on other planets, including Mars.
Course number only
545
Cross listings
Use local description
No