Vignettes are stand-alone, illustrated electronic case studies that teach about geomorphology, surface processes, and/or Quaternary history. Vignettes can be used alone or in combination with the "Key Concepts in Geomorphology", the first in a new generation of textbooks. Vignettes allow faculty to customize the learning resources they offer students to enrich and personalize student learning experiences.
Subject: Geomorphology Show all
Geoscience > Geology > Geomorphology > Climate/Paleoclimate
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Eolian Landforms and Deposits of the Eastern Snake River Plain, Idaho
William Phillips, University of Idaho
The Eastern Snake River Plain (ESRP) is a northeast-trending, 300 kilometer-long depression underlain by Cenozoic volcanic rocks (Fig. 1). Well-known for many examples of volcanic landforms including basalt lava ...
Vignette Type: Chronology, Stratigraphy
Billabongs (waterholes), unique geomorphology and hydrology in action in arid Australia
Joshua Larsen
Much on the centre of Australia is an arid or semi-arid landscape, and the low average annual rainfalls make it difficult for the rivers to run and the lakes to fill. Some of the rivers that drain the centre of the ...
Vignette Type: Process
Reconstructing the geomorphic history of a cave: a case study from Liang Bua, Indonesia
Kira Westaway
Liang Bua, a large cave situated 16 km from Ruteng in western Flores, Indonesia (Figure 1), was formed as a subterranean chamber over 600 ka. From this time to the present, a series of geomorphic events influenced ...
Vignette Type: Chronology, Process, Stratigraphy
The continental dunefield of Australia
Paul Hesse
Dunefields cover a large portion of the Australian continent in areas with favourable topography, climate and sand supply. The main areas of dunes lie in a diagonal band across the continent from the Mallee ...
Vignette Type: Chronology, Process, Stratigraphy
Salt Karst: Mount Sedom diapir
amos frumkin
A unique, rapidly evolving karst landscape is described below. It develops on salt rock (halite) at such a rate that a human lifetime is enough to observe considerable geomorphic variations. Halite is the most ...
Vignette Type: Chronology, Process
Geomorphic controls on the slackwater deposition: Example from the Mahi River Basin, western India
Alpa Sridhar
The river basins of western India are characterized by colossal deposits of marine, fluvial and aeolian origin. A major bulk of these sediments has been deposited during the late Pleistocene under climatic and ...
Vignette Type: Chronology, Process, Stratigraphy
Precipitation Patterns and topography
Alison Anders, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Alison Anders University of Illinois Location Mountains, globally UTM coordinates and datum: none Setting Climate Setting: any Tectonic setting: any Type: Process Click the images for a full-sized view. ...
Vignette Type: Process
Glacial River Warren and the retreat of St. Anthony Falls
Tom Hickson, University of St. Thomas (MN)
Thomas Hickson University of St. Thomas Location Continent: North America Country: United States State: Minnesota City: Minneapolis/St. Paul UTM coordinates and datum: none Setting Climate Setting: Humid Tectonic ...
Vignette Type: Chronology
Löess, Soil Development, and Glaciation of the Mississippi Valley
Donald Rodbell, Union College (Lincoln, NE)
Donald T. Rodbell Union College Location Continent: North America Country: United States of America State/Province: Tennessee City/Town: various UTM coordinates and datum: none Setting Climate Setting: Humid ...
Fire geomorphology: Interactions among climate, fire, and vegetation
Kerry Riley
In steep forested landscapes, fire plays a crucial role in the timing and magnitude of erosion. Fire is a natural disturbance to vegetation and surface erosion and is a primary driver of ecosystem change across the ...
Vignette Type: Stratigraphy, Process, Chronology