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.
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Geoscience > Geology > Geomorphology > Landforms/Processes > Karst
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Karst Processes and Landforms on San Salvador Island, Bahamas
R. Laurence Davis, University of New Haven
INTRODUCTION San Salvador Island is located in the Central Bahamas, about 225 km ESE of Miami and is about 12 km north to south and about 5 km east to west (Figure 1). It is notable for being Columbus' first ...
Vignette Type: Process
Sinkhole hazard above salt, Dead Sea shore
amos frumkin
The hazard of sinkholes (collapse dolines) is commonly associated with karst (landscapes dominated by dissolution and subsurface drainage), where subsurface cavities undermine the overlying strata, causing ...
Vignette Type: Chronology, Process
Geomorphic Evolution of the Upper Basin of the Tigris River, Turkey
Kathleen Nicoll, University of Utah
Introduction The Tigris is one of Antiquity's famous rivers, as it flanks the fertile strip of land known as the Mesopotamian Plain, the heartland of the mighty biblical empires of Sumeria and Assyria (Figure ...
Vignette Type: Stratigraphy, 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
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
Climate, Uplift, Erosional Processes and Landscape Form: Clues from Physical Experiments
Les Hasbargen, SUNY College at Oneonta
Les Hasbargen SUNY College at Oneonta Location UTM coordinates and datum: none Setting Climate Setting: none Tectonic setting: none Type: Process Click the images for a full-sized view. Description Erosional ...
Vignette Type: Process
Underground Rivers and Haystack Hills
Jeff Clark, Lawrence University
Jeff Clark Lawrence University Location Various but focused on Puerto Rico and Wisconsin UTM coordinates and datum: none Setting Climate Setting: Tropical Tectonic setting: Island Arc Type: Process Click the ...
Vignette Type: Process
Establishing cave exposure using evidence from river deposits: a case study from Liang Bua, Indonesia
Kira Westaway
Liang Bua, in western Flores, Indonesia (Figure 1) is a large limestone chamber with a wide entrance and a cathedral-like atmosphere. It's name, meaning 'cool cave' explains its attraction as an ...
Vignette Type: Chronology, Process, Stratigraphy