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Department of Earth and Environmental ScienceDouglas J JerolmackGEOL305/545: Earth Surface Processes SPRING 2008: Monday and Wednesday, 2-3:30, DRLB 3C4 Patterns on the Earth’s surface arise due to the transport of sediment by water and wind, with energy that is supplied by climate and tectonic deformation of the solid Earth. This course presents a treatment of the processes of erosion and deposition that shape landscapes. Emphasis will be placed on using simple physical principles as a tool for (a) understanding landscape patterns including drainage networks, river channels and deltas, desert dunes, and submarine channels, (b) reconstructing past environmental conditions using the sedimentary record, and (c) the management of rivers and landscapes under present and future climate scenarios. The course will conclude with a critical assessment of landscape evolution on other planets, including Mars. This course includes two required field trips and a hands-on laboratory component. Prerequisite is one of the following: (1) ENVS 200, (2) GEOL 100, or (3) permission of instructor (generally, some type of quantitative background will be sufficient). Fulfills the Physical World requirement. The graduate section (545) requires additional project work focusing on quantitative aspects of the course. Contact Douglas Jerolmack (sediment@sas.upenn.edu) with any questions. SYLLABUS
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Department of Earth and Environmental Science University of Pennsylvania, 254-b Hayden Hall, 240 South 33rd Street Philadelphia, PA 19104-6316 |
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