Units: 4
Hours: Lecture, 2 hours; discussion, 1 hour; four half-day and two 1-day field trips
Catalog page 225
Prerequisites: GEO 101 or GEO 162 or consent of instructor
Description: Examines topics in tectonic geomorphology. Includes paleoseismology, geodesy, geochronology, landscape response, numerical modeling, and terrain analysis. Covers field techniques such as relative and calibrated dating analysis, section measurements, morpho- and lithostratigraphic analysis, and reconstruction of Quaternary events from landforms. Also addresses map constructions in fluvial, lacustrine, glacial, coastal, and eolian environments.