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PART 1 GEOMORPHOLOGY AND ITS TOOLSChapter 1 Earth's Dynamic SurfaceIntroductionGeosphereHydrosphereBiosphereLandscapesUnifying ConceptsApplicationsDigging Deeper: Why is Earth Habitable?Case Study: Geomorphic Effects of Human-Induced Climate ChangeWorked ProblemKnowledge Assessment
Chapter 2 A Brief History of GeomorphologyIntroductionGeomythologyClassical and Natural PhilosophersNineteenth CenturyTwentieth CenturyModern GeomorphologyDigging Deeper: Theories of EarthCase Study: Portraying the LandWorked ProblemKnowledge Assessment
Chapter 3 Geomorphologist's Tool KitIntroductionCharacterizing Earth's SurfaceRelative Dating MethodsNumerical Dating MethodsMeasuring Rates of Geomorphic ProcessesExperimentsProxy RecordsApplicationsDigging Deeper: How Does a Dating Method Work?Case Study: Surface Indications of a Vanished CivilizationWorked ProblemKnowledge Assessment
PART II SOURCE TO SINKChapter 4 Geomorphic HydrologyIntroductionPrecipitationEvapotranspirationGroundwater HydrologySurface Water HydrologyHydrologic LandformsApplicationsDigging Deeper: Humans, Hydrology, and Landscape Change--What's the Connection?Case Study: Houston Under WaterWorked ProblemKnowledge Assessment
Chapter 5 Weathering and GeomorphologyIntroductionInteractions of Weathering ProcessesPhysical WeatheringChemical WeatheringWeathering-Dominated LandformsApplicationsDigging Deeper: How Do Geomorphologists Determine Chemical Weathering Rates?Case Study: Rock Weathering Leads to Acid Rock DrainageWorked ProblemKnowledge Assessment
Chapter 6 Soils and GeomorphologyIntroductionSoil ProductionSoil DevelopmentSoil Profiles and DescriptionSoils and LandscapesDigging Deeper: How Fast Do Soils Form?Case Study: Soil Erosion and the Downfall of CivilizationsWorked ProblemKnowledge Assessment
Chapter 7 HillslopesIntroductionSlope-Farming MaterialsMass MovementsSlope StabilityDiffusion-like ProcessesSlope MorphologyApplicationsDigging Deeper: How Much Do Roots Contribute to Slope Stability?Case Study: The Oso LandslideWorked ProblemKnowledge Assessment
Chapter 8 ChannelsIntroductionExternal Controls on Fluvial Processes and FormFluvial ProcessesSediment TransportChannel PatternsChannel-Reach MorphologyFloodplainsChannel ResponseApplicationsDigging Deeper: What Controls Rates of Bedrock River Incision?Case Study: The Fluvial Legacy of the Gold RushWorked ProblemKnowledge Assessment
Chapter 9 Drainage BasinsIntroductionBasin-Scale ProcessesChannel Networks/Basin MorphologyUplands to LowlandsDrainage Basin LandformsApplicationsDigging Deeper: When Erosion Happens, Where Does the Sediment Go?Case Study: Urbanization and Stream ResponseWorked ProblemKnowledge Assessment
Chapter 10 Coastal and Submarine GeomorphologyIntroductionCoastal Settings and DriversCoastal Landforms and Processes Marine Settings and DriversMarine Landforms and ProcessesApplicationsDigging Deeper: What Is Happening to the World's Deltas?Case Study: Superstorm SandyWorked ProblemKnowledge Assessment
PART III ICE, WIND, AND FIREChapter 11 Wind as a Geomorphic AgentIntroductionAir as a FluidSpatial Distribution of Wind-Driven Geomorphic ProcessesAeolian ProcessesAeolian Features, Landforms, and DepositsApplicationsSelected References and Further ReadingDigging Deeper: Desert Pavements--The Wind ConnectionWorked ProblemKnowledge Assessment
Chapter 12 Volcanic GeomorphologyIntroductionDistribution and Styles of VolcanismEruptive Mechanisms and ProductsEruption Sizes and TypesVolcanic LandscapesProcesses of Volcanic Landform EvolutionApplicationsDigging Deeper: Geomorphic Effects of Volcano Sector CollapseCase Study: The 2018 Rift Eruption and Summit Collapse of KilaueaWorked ProblemKnowledge Assessment
Chapter 13 Glacial and Periglacial GeomorphologyIntroductionGlaciersSubglacial Processes and Glacial ErosionGlacial Sediment Transport and DepositionGlacial Landscapes, Landforms, and DepositsPeriglacial Environments and LandformsApplicationsSelected References and Further ReadingDigging Deeper: How Much and Where Do Glaciers Erode?Worked ProblemKnowledge Assessment
PART IV THE BIGGER PICTUREChapter 14 Geomorphology and ClimateIntroductionRecords of a Changing ClimateClimate CyclesGeomorphic Boundary ConditionsClimatic GeomorphologyLandscape Response to ClimateLandscape Controls on ClimateApplicationsSelected References and Further ReadingDigging Deeper: Do Climate-Driven Giant Floods Do Significant Geomorphic Work?Worked ProblemKnowledge Assessment
Chapter 15 Tectonic GeomorphologyIntroductionTectonic ProcessesTectonic SettingsLandscape Response to TectonicsApplicationsDigging Deeper: When and Where Did That Fault Last Move?Case Study: Geomorphic Effects of the 2018 Alaska EarthquakeWorked ProblemKnowledge Assessment
Chapter 16 Landscape EvolutionIntroductionFactors of Landscape EvolutionModels of Landscape EvolutionLandscape TypesRates of Landscape ProcessesApplicationsDigging Deeper: Is This Landscape in Steady State?Case Study: The AnthropoceneWorked ProblemKnowledge AssessmentAppendix A: Selected References and Further ReadingGlossary
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