Using technology as an aid to the geomorphologist
Sarah Robinson, Arizona State University at the Tempe Campus
Geomorphology requires characterization of the earth's surface at sufficient high resolution in 3 dimensions to explicitly represent landforms. Measuring change requires repeat survey, thus adding the 4th ...

Using geomorphology to determine tectonic slip at Wallace Creek
Sarah Robinson, Arizona State University at the Tempe Campus
The Carrizo Plain along the San Andreas fault in California is world-famous for its dramatic offset features. Sag ponds, linear ridges, beheaded channels and scarps define the landscape along the fault (Vedder and ...

Glacial Features of Franconia Notch, New Hampshire
R. Laurence Davis, University of New Haven
INTRODUCTION Franconia Notch, New Hampshire (Figure 1) is a classic northern Appalachian glaciated valley. It has geomorphic features from pre-glacial times, from the glaciation itself, from glacial meltwater, and ...

Plateau Glaciers and their significance
Brian Whalley, niversity of Sheffield
Plateaus exist in many mountainous parts of the world. Although not as spectacular as high, prominent peaks, they do often have (or have had in the past) glaciers associated with them. In this vignette I describe ...

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 ...

The Kern River, California: A Story of Uplift, Incision, and Flood Control
Natalie Bursztyn, University of Montana
Within Kern County, the present day Kern River is an example of two distinct river environments. In the Sierra Nevada, the Kern River is in a classic V-shaped canyon (Fig. 1) as it erodes towards base level. In ...

Rock Glaciers Move Mountains - Perhaps Right Under Your Skis
Twila Moon, University of Washington-Bothell Campus
What is a Rock Glacier?A rock glacier is an geomorphic feature that includes ice and talus. An "active" rock glacier meets two important criteria: 1) it contains ice currently and 2) it is moving and ...

The shaping of England's Peak District National Park
MATTHEW BLACKETT
The Peak District is a National Park in central England (Figure 1), characterized by a unique geology and geomorphology which are the product of processes extending back to the Late Tertiary period, approximately ...

Human-Induced Floodplain Sedimentation in the Driftless Area of southwestern Wisconsin: Consequences on Riparian Ecosystems
Eric Booth, University of Wisconsin-Madison
The Driftless Area of southwestern Wisconsin (Figure 1) is a unique region in the Upper Midwest, USA, because it escaped the direct effects of continental glaciation. In contrast, surrounding areas have been ...

Influence of Dam Operations on Geomorphology and Sediment in the Colorado River corridor, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
Amy Draut
Large dams can greatly alter the physical and biological environments of rivers, by changing the magnitude and timing of flows, sediment transport, and water temperature. One of the most iconic landscapes in the ...