Soil flowed over the slopes of KwaZulu Natal in South Africa about 30,000 years ago
arnaud temme
Several landscape processes cause the movement of soil over slopes. Erosion from overland water flow and sudden landsliding are among the best-known of these processes. Creep, the slow and depth-dependent movement ...

When a tree falls in the forest, does it make a soil?
Emmanuel Gabet, San Jose State University
When a Tree Falls Over A tree, like most plants, sends roots down into soil and bedrock to absorb water and nutrients. The roots also anchor the tree to the ground and prevents it from tipping over. Strong wind ...

Marine terraces in mid-latitude settings: the case of the Oregon USA coast
Harvey Kelsey, Humboldt State University
Marine terraces are terraced landforms that occur as elevated flats inboard of, and parallel to, coastlines. Outstanding examples of a stair-step landscape of marine terraces can be found in many places in the ...

The pattern and timing of the last Pleistocene glaciation in northeastern Utah: evidence of an ancient lake effect
Ben Laabs, North Dakota State University-Main Campus
Setting During the last Pleistocene glaciation, the highest mountains in northern Utah were blanketed by snow and ice, accumulating in broad cirques to form valley glaciers. The Great Salt Lake rose more than 300 ...

Soil versus rock-dominated landscapes
Arjun Heimsath, Arizona State University at the Tempe Campus
Introduction When you look at a hilly, gently sloped landscape do you ever wonder why it's covered with soil? Similarly, when you're on your favorite hike through a steep, mountainous landscape do you ...

Challenges associated with investigations into the geomorphology of other worlds: A case study examining glacier-like forms in the mid-latitudes of Mars
Colin Souness
Ever since global imagery of Mars was first gathered and transmitted back to Earth in 1971 by the Mariner 9 orbiter, geomorphologists have remarked upon the abundance of landforms which seem to suggest the action ...

Soil-water-rock interactions I: The pediment problem
Mark Strudley
You may have not initially appreciated that piedmonts (landscapes between steep mountain masses and depositional basins) are not all covered by alluvial fans. In fact, piedmonts, along with adjoining low-relief ...

Influence of rock falls, rock strength, and joint orientation on landscape in the Teton Range
Lisa Tranel, Illinois State University
Landslides, rock falls and other processes of mass wasting can significantly influence the shape of mountain landscapes. In addition to contributing to topographic evolution, rock falls can also pose hazards to ...

Stream response to Climate Change, Atacama Desert, Chile
Jason A Rech, Craig Tully, Claudio Latorre Miami University, Ohio; Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Climate on earth is constantly changing. Earth's climate can change gradually over millions of years (tectonic-scale) due to changes in greenhouse gases or the slow movement of tectonic plates, or climate can ...

Marine Geomorphology: Geomorphic Processes, Hazards, and Paradoxes in Monterey Canyon
Douglas Smith, California State University-Monterey Bay
Introduction While traditional geomorphic studies focus on the geologic processes and products that shape our terrestrial topography, there are equally exciting opportunities to explore the other 71% of the planet ...