Using WILSIM-GC to Model the Subsidence Rate Along Grand Wash Fault, in the Grand Canyon

Content Goals

After successfully completing this exercise, students will be able to describe how the "subsidence rate" parameter in WILSIM-GC influences the model output.

Higher Order Thinking Skills

Students formulate and test hypotheses.

Other skills

Students learn to manipulate the parameters of the computer simulation WILSIM-GC.

Course Type

Undergraduate course in geography or geology

Prerequisite Skills

This is an introductory parameter exercise that requires no additional skills. A basic knowledge of fluvial erosional processes and landform evolution is recommended.

Where this activity fits in the course

This is a stand-alone exercise that can be used as an introduction to WILSIM-GC, a computer simulation. Having completed this exercise, students will be ready to use WILSIM-GC to do more sophisticated activities, exploring and discovering principles of fluvial geomorphology.