GE 400 Geomorphology and Landscape Change (Spring: 4)

Prerequisite: GE 132, GE 170 or GE 203 PH 209 (or equivalent) is recommended background
Corequisite: GE 401 (Lab)
Offered Biennially
This course focuses on the physical processes that shape the landscape. Understanding the flow of water, sediment, nutrients, and contaminants throughout watersheds is vital to earth scientists and land managers. In this course, emphasis is placed on interactions of geomorphic processes with external factors such as land use, climate change, and tectonics. Topics include: sediment creation by chemical and physical weathering; hillslope hydrology and transport; mass-wasting processes; steam erosion, transport and deposition; and glacial landform development. The course includes several local field laboratories and a field trip in northern New England.
Noah P. Snyder

Last Updated: 21-FEB-13