PRINCIPLES OF GEOMORPHOLOGY
Additional Readings
Note: Required readings are on reserve in the Geology Department Conference Room.
Introductory Materials
Required Readings
Ritter, D.F., 1988. Landscape analysis and the search for geomorphic unity. Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 100, p. 160-171.
Suggested Readings
Baker, V.R., 1996. The pragmatic roots of American Quaternary geology and geomorphology. Geomorphology, v. 16, p. 197-215.
Knox, J.C., 1976. Concept of the graded stream. In W. Melhorn and R. Flemal, eds., Theories of landform development, p. 169-198, Binghamton, New York, State University of New York, Publications in Geomorphology.
Mackin, J.H., 1948. Concept of the Graded River. Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 59, p. 463-511.
Schumm, S.A., 1992. To Interpret the Earth: Ten Ways to be Wrong. Cambridge University Press.
Weathering and Soils
Required Readings
Isherwood, D. and Street, A., 1976, Biotite-induced grussification of Boulder Creek Granodiorite, Boulder County, Colorado: GSA Bull., v. 87, p. 366-370.
Brophy, J.A., 1959, Heavy mineral ratios of Sangamon weathering profiles in Illinois: Illinois State
Geological Survey Circular 273, 10 p. Hall, R.D. and Horn, L.L., 1993, Rates of hornblende etching in soils in glacial deposits of the northern Rocky Mountains: Influence of climate and characteristics of the parent material: Chemical Geology, v. 105, p. 17-29.
Suggested Readings
Fanning, D.S. and Fanning, M.C.B., 1989, Soil: Morphology, Genesis, and Classification. John Wiley & Sons, New York. [especially Chapters 1 thru 9]
Required Readings
Ritter, D.F., Kochel, R.C., and Miller, J.R., 1995. Process Geomorphology, 3rd edition, Wm. C. Brown.
Hungr, O., Morgan, G.C., and Kellerhals, R., Quantitative analysis of debris torrent hazards for design of remedial measures, Canadian Geotechnical Journal, v. 21, p. 663-677.
Wieczorek, G.F., 1987. Effect of rainfall intensity and duration on debris flows in central Santa Cruz Mountains, California. Geological Society of America, Reviews in Engineering Geology, v. VII, p. 93-104.
Suggested Readings
Hupp, C.R., 1984. Dendrogeomorphic evidence of debris flow frequency and magnitude at mount Shasta, California. Environmental Geology and Water Science, v. 6, p. 121-128.