ERTH350 Environmental Geology

Class Syllabus (Adobe Acrobat Format)

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Class Notes

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Exam study guides will be included as the term progresses. Please check future postings as exam time approaches

Introductory Notes

• Introduction to Environmental Geology
• Introduction / Overview of the Earth
  
• Intro to Topographic Maps
  

Plate Tectonics / Rocks and Minerals

• Quick Tour of Plate Tectonics
  
• Quick Tour of Rocks and Minerals
  

Overview of Oregon Geology

• Orr and Orr (1999) - State Physiography, Blue Mtns, Klamath Mtns, Basin and Range
• Orr and Orr (1999) - High Lava Plains, Deschutes-Columbia Plateau, Cascades
• Orr and Orr (1999) - Coast Range, Willamette Valley, Blank Oregon Maps/Work Maps

Oregon Geologic Hazards Management

• DOGAMI (1999) - Special Paper 32 Mitigating Geologic Hazards in Oregon

Seismic Hazards

• Introduction to Earthquakes and Seismology
• Overview of Earthquake Hazards in Oregon
• Summary Notes - Wang (2000) Presentation on Oregon Seismic Hazards

Related Paleoseismology Reports from the U.S. Geological Survey

• Paleoseismology Investigations in Southern Oregon
• Paleoseismology Investigations in Coastal Washington
• Tree-Ring Dating and Coseismic Subsidence in the Pacific Northwest

Overview of Structural Geology and Principles of Geologic Map Interpretation

• Trigonometric Applications to Geologic Problems
• Overview of Geologic Structures

Volcanic Hazards

• Volcanic Hazards of the Pacific Northwest
• Volcanic Hazards of Mt. Hood, Oregon
• Volcanic Hazards of Mt. Jefferson, Oregon
• Volcanic Hazards of Mt. Rainier, Washington

Flood Hazards

• Introduction to Hydrology
  
• Surface Water Equation List
  
• Global Water Budget Figures
  
• Overview of Flood Hazards
• Oregon Floodplain Management Program

River Restoration / Fluvial Habitat Issues

• Link to PNW Research Station Short Course: Geomorphic Response of Rivers to Dams
• Reckondorf et al. (2000) - Assessment of Fluvial / Riparian Systems

Mass Wasting / Debris Flow Hazards

• Overview of Mass Wasting Processes
• Exerpts from Costa (1984) Reading, Physical Geomorphology of Debris Flows
• Overview of Debris Flow Processes
• Summary of Debris Flow Hazards in Western Oregon
• Summary of Iverson OSU Talk on Debris Flow
• Key Terms for Debris Flow Discussion
• Rapidly Moving Landslide Hazards in Western Oregon (Hofmeister et al., 2002)

Water Resources and Pollution