Course Catalog - 2014-2015

     

ESCI 431 - ADVANCED GEOMORPHOLOGY

Long Title: ADVANCED GEOMORPHOLOGY
Department: *Earth Science*
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): ESCI 321
Description: This course will investigate physical, chemical, and biological processes that contribute to the development and shaping of Earth's surface across a continuum of subaerial and subaqueous environments, including: mountain, desert, arctic, and coastal regions, as well as continental shelf and slope, and abyssal settings. Material will include deriving physical erosion, transport, and deposition laws, the coupling of climate and tectonics to landscape evolution, and human influence on landscape dynamics. Instructor Permission Required. Repeatable for Credit.