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Lecture 1
Introduction
Overview of course
Basic content. Geomorphology, sedimentology and stratigraphy. That is, landforms, sediments and the study of sequences of sediments. Labs, lectures, and text.
Syllabus. On website and will update as necessary.
Overview of course
Lectures. We’ll cover modern surface environments, one by one. Coastal, aeolian, fluvial, volcanic, lacustrine, glacial, carbonate, shallow marine, deep marine
Exercises. ~ 6 exercises in lab run by Aron
Overview of course
Field trips. You will have materials to read and to report on
Student presentations. Week of and after Thanksgiving
Text. Prothero and Schwab (2nd edition). Simple book. Auxiliary reading, I will not lecture from the book. In some case, e.g. Sumatra, I will cover only one eclectic aspect of a topic, so the book will give you a broader overview.
Field trip. 1-day to San Onofre beach on October 16th. 3-day to Mammoth-Mono Basin on Nov 3-5. We will give you a list of materials to bring and a choice of papers to prepare.
A microatoll “graveyard” in the intertidal zone
Influences on sedimentation and landforms
•Climate
•Weathering and erosion
• Tectonics
Influences on sedimentation and landforms
•Climate
•Weathering and erosion
•Sea-level change
• Tectonics
Influences on sedimentation and landforms
•Climate
•Weathering and erosion
•Sea-level change
• Tectonics
The concept of “facies”
A body of rock or sediment with specific characteristics
intertidal swamp beach back-beach swamp
The facies in horizontal arrangement