Week 1

Lecture 1: Course Introduction

Outline:

• Welcome
• Overview of what the course will offer
• Explanation of the structure of the course
• Explain field logistics and safety issues
• Discussion of field trip dates
• Thornbury's principles

Course reading: Textbook Preface and Chapter 1

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Related web links: Geomorhology dictionary

- definitions of terminology you may come across in this class.

Lecture 2: Sediment Supply to Lowlands

Outline:

• Climate and tectonics
• Watershed processes
• Lowland sediment delivery

Course reading: Chapters 3 and 4 (p. 25-47) of Tuttle, S.D. 1970. Landforms and Landscapes: WM.C. Brown Company Publishers, Dubuque.

Advanced reading suggestion: Blum, M.D. and Tornqvist, T.E. 2000. Fluvial responses to climate and sea-level change: a review and look forward. Sedimentology 47: 2-48.

Related web links: none