Geog 810

Geog 810: Seminar in Geomorphology

Jerry Davis, Instructor

Week 1. Foundations of Geomorphology; Landscape Evolution Models
- Gilbert, Grove K. (1877). Report on the geology of the Henry Mountains [Utah]: U.S. Geog. and Geol. Survey of the Rocky Mtn. Region (Powell), 160 p. -- Chapter 5, Land Sculpture: pp. 93-144.
- Davis, William M. (1899). The geographical cycle. Geogr. J. 14: 481-504.
- Pazzaglia, Frank J. (1983). Landscape evolution models. Development in Quaternary Science I: 247-274.
Week 2. Thresholds, Instability and Nonlinear Systems
- Schumm, S. A. (1979). Geomorphic thresholds: the concept and its applications. Transactions, Institute of British Geographers, 4: 485-515.
- Graf, W. L. (1977). The rate law in fluvial geomorphology. American Journal of Science 277: 178-191.
- Scheidegger, Adrian E. (1983). Instability principle in geomorphic equilibrium. Z. Geomorphol. N.F. Bd 27: 1-19.
- Phillips, Jonathan D. (2003).Sources of nonlinearity and complexity in geomorphic systems. Progress in Physical Geography 27,1 (2003) pp. 1–23
Week 3. Return to Landscape Evolution Models
- Graf, W. L. (1983). Downstream changes in stream power in the Henry Mountains, Utah. Annals of the Association of American Geographers. 73(3): 373-387.
- Montgomery, David, and Ellen Wohl (2003). Rivers and riverine landscapes. Development in Quaternary Science 1: 221-246.
- Phillips, Jonathan D. (2007).The perfect landscape. Geomorphology 84: 159-169.
- Other related readings:
  - Geomorph listserve discusssion of WM Davis

Spring 1999

Spring 2001 pdfs

Spring 2003 papers

Spring 2005

Spring 2007