G322 Geomorphology and Aerial Photo Interpretation


Class Syllabus (Adobe Acrobat Format)

G322 Fall 2004 Class Syllabus

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Final Grades Fall 2004

Class Notes

The class notes are organized according to their order of occurrence throughout the term. They are available in Adobe Acrobat Reader (PDF) Format. Acrobat Reader is invoked as a plug-in within the web browser environment. It is available on most machines at WOU. Acrobat Reader can be downloaded for free by returning to Taylor's Home Page

Exam study guides will be included as the term progresses. Please check future postings as exam time approaches

Introduction

Weathering

Mass Wasting / Hillslopes Introduction to Aerial Photography Taylor Geomorphic Mapping Criteria

Fluvial Geomorphology Coastal Geomorphology Tectonic Geomorphology Geomorphology of Volcanic / Igneous Landscapes

Lab Exercises

Unit Conversion Tables for Lab Exercises
Lab 1 - Review of Topographic Maps
  • Map Scale Review Exercise
    Lab 2 - Introduction to Aerial Photography
    Lab 3 - Online Air Photo Interpretation Lab Using Powerpoint (click and open in Powerpoint)
    Lab X- Tombstone Weathering Analysis
  • Tombstone Weathering Data Sheet (MS Excel)
    Lab 4 - Introduction to Data Analysis via Hillslope Morphometry
  • Additional Reading: Introduction to Statistics and Data Analysis
    Lab 5 - Soil Surveys as a Tool for Geomorphic Analysis
  • Additional Reading: Lindholm, 1994, Using Soil Surveys to Develop Geologic Maps
    Lab 6 Part 1 - Fluvial Geomorphology (Field Techniques)
    Lab 6 Part 2 - Fluvial Geomorphology (Hydrologic Analysis)
  • Blank Graph Paper (10 x 10 linear, Gumbel Plots)
    Lab 7 - Alluvial Fan Morphometry
    Lab 8 - Tectonic Geomorphology of Steens Mountain
    Lab 9 - Neotectonics and Coastal Processes of Oregon

    Lab Data

    New Fall 2004 Data

    Fall 2004 Tombstone Weathering Data
    Fall 2004 Debris Flow Experiment Data
    Fall 2004 Helmick/Luckiamute Transect Data

    Other Data

    Data Analysis Tutorial (MS Excel Spreadsheet)
    Appalachian Slope Data (MS Excel Spreadsheet)
    Polk County, OR Soil Survey Data Sheet (MS Excel Spreadsheet)
    Luckiamute River Data (vel., Tables 4,5,6) (MS Excel Spreadsheet)
    Fall 2000 Luckiamute River Transect Data (MS Excel Spreadsheet)
    Fall 2000 Luckiamute Bridge Data (Acrobat Reader File)
    Fall 2000 Luckiamute Channel Data (Acrobat Reader File)
    Fall 2001 Luckiamute-Baker Ck Data (Excel File)
    Fall 2003 Helmick/Luckiamute Transect Data
    Decker's Creek, WV Discharge Data
    Fan Morphometry Lab Data (Excel Spreadsheet)
    Tectonic Geomorphology of Steens Mountain (Excel Spreadsheet)
    Coastal Lab Data (Part 1)- Tables 1, 2, 3, 3A
    Coastal Lab Data (Part 2)- Tables 4, 5

    Software Downloads / Applications

    Excel Pebble Count Analysis (enable macros)(Potyondy and Kristin Bunte, 2001)
    Excel ZigZag Pebble Count Analysis (enable macros)(Bevenger and King, 1995)

    Link to USGS Flood Frequency Analysis Web Site
  • USGS Flood Frequency Software Installation Instructions
  • USGS Flood Frequency Software (self-extracting zip)
  • USGS Flood Frequency Software (accompanying Access Database File)

    Link to USACE Hydraulic Engineering Web Site
  • HECRAS ArcView Pre-Processing Extension (self-extracting zip)
  • HECRAS ArcView Extension Users Manual
  • HECRAS (v.3.1.2) (self-extracting zip, with manuals and samples data)

    Link to USFS Stream Systems Technology Center - WinXSPRO: A Channel Cross-Section Analyzer
  • Win XSPRO User Manual
  • Win XSPRO (v.3.0) Channel X-Section Analyzer (self-extracting zip, rename to *.exe and run)
  • Link to Culvert BC Images of Mannings "n" Estimates

    Lab Answer Keys

    Topo Map Lab Key
    Airphoto Map Lab Key
    Hillslope Analysis Lab Key
    In-Class Exercise Keys (Part 1)
    Map Scale Review Key
    Physics Review Exercise Key
    Fluvial Lab Key
    Baker Creek Landslide Key
    Tectonic Geomorphology Key
    Coast Lab Key

    Related Links

    Oregon Debris Flow Hazard Resources
    Geomorphology Journal (abstracts and links to current geomorphic research)
    Fall 2003 Geomorphorum (Geomorph Newsletter of AAG)
    USGS Open File Report: Maps of Ice-Rafted Erratics of Late Pleistocene Missoula Floods in the Willamette Valley, Oregon
    New Interactive Landform Simulation Model!
    International Association of Geomorphologists Website
    Geomorphology Specialty Group of the Association of American Geographers
    Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Divsion of GSA
    Color Landform Atlas of the U.S.
    Geomorphology from Space
    Vanderbilt University Geomorph Image Library
    SHALSTAB - Slope Stability Model from Berkeley
    Quaternary Climate of SW / Western U.S.
    Historical Photos from Willamette Basin Stream Survey (1934-1945)
    FILTER - Fluvial Geomorphology Online Resource and Tutorial (University of Bristol)
    Searchable Bibliography of Canadian Geomorphology
    USGS Missoula Flood Information Site
    Link to Binghamton Symposium Volume: "The Scientific Nature of Geomorphology"
    Link to Terrain Analysis Software Web Site (John Lindsay, University of Western Ontario)
    USDA Stream Systems Technology Center
    AGI World Image Bank
    Berkeley Geoimages Project

    Study Guides

    Mid-Term Study Guide
    Final Study Guide