Geomorphology

INTRODUCTION: Tectonic geomorphology is defined as the study of landforms produced by tectonic processes, or the application of geomorphic principles to the solution of tectonic problems (Keller, E.A. and Pinter N. 1996). Geological structure plays a crucial role in determining a wide field of relief forms, even in areas where exogenetic factors are regarded as the dominant ones in the landscape (Ahnert 1998; Bloom 1998; Ritter et al. 2002). In recent years Digital Elevation Model (DEM) data and

1. How do rock glaciers affect the critical zone of alpine environments? The term critical zone is used quite extensively in recent literature of Earth Science. The critical zone is define by the NRC (2001) as “a heterogeneous, near surface environment in which complex interaction involving rock, soil, water, air, and living organism regulate the natural habitat and determine availability of life sustaining resources”. The alpine is a critical zone, defined by the NSF in 2001, as the zone that extends

various adaptive strategies. This insight is important for devising effective strategies for modern communities to successfully deal with the consequences of ongoing rapid climate change. An improved grasp of the interelationships between climate, geomorphology, and culture in the Carrizo Wash watershed can contribute to this larger understanding. Study Area: Carrizo Wash watershed, New Mexico, USA The Little Colorado River drainage basin is located in the southeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau

Concepts and Philosophies Discuss why scale and resolution are important for your dissertation research Scale can be a confusing definition in geography with its multiple referents. “Scale is about size, either relative or absolute, and involves a fundamental set of issues in geography. Scale primarily concerns space in geography. However, the domains of temporal and thematic scale are also important to geographers. Temporal scale deals with the size of time units, thematic scale with the grouping

systems. They conclude that it is a combination of tectonics and climate that influences the evolution of individual mountain systems, but that different climatic factors causing erosion in different locations are of ‘first order importance’ in the geomorphology of mountains. This paper is significant because it is the first to address

Location: The site is located South Dallas, Commas Bluff preserve. At N: 3269667 and W:969669089 on the East banks of the Trinity river. Geomorphology: River meandering, with a step and gentle banks slope. The section is located on the step side banks. The river activity causes erosion of the banks and accumulated the rock fragments (different size) at the slope bottom and cleans lately after high flood season. The dark blue marl is easy to erode because it is soft and highly joints, while the

PROBLEM STATEMENT: Landslides impact thousands of people and damage billions of dollars of infrastructure each year. Mitigation can be difficult and expensive when detailed risk and hazard maps are not available to local planners. For over 50yrs, the coastal population of Southern California has been increasing steadily and drastically. The rate of anthropogenic activities (construction of roads and other hillside utilities) under the banner of development has followed population growth resulting

LANDSLIDES Content 1. Definition 2. Occurrence of Landslides 3. Causes of Landslide 3.1. natural causes 3.2. anthropogenic causes 4. Types of Landslides 4.1. slides 4.2. falls 4.3. Topple 4.4. flows 4.5. lateral spread 5. Effects 6. Evaluation of Landslides 7. Prevention and remediation of landslides 8. Conclusion 1.Definition: Landslide is the general term used to describe the down slope movement of soil, rock, and other earth materials under the effects of

Landslides are among the most common natural hazards and are the most damaging, leading to a variety of human and environmental impacts. Landslide is the result of a wide variety of processes which include geological, geomorphologic, and meteorological factors. Landslides triggering factors including geological, hydrological, topographical factors and loading conditions. From Garg to the Himalayas, covering an area of 30% of the world's long land, resulting in a large number of different and complex

iscuss what is meant by “ecological integrity” and relate this concept to rivers. In your answer describe the components of a river we could use to ‘measure’ integrity Ecological integrity? Ecological integrity 1.3 pdf Ecological integrity perceived as the ‘maintenance of all internal and external processes and attributes interacting with the environment in such a way that the biotic community corresponds to the natural state of the type-specific aquatic habitat, according to the principles of