ES407 Senior Seminar
Class Schedule (Adobe Acrobat Format)
ES407 Spring 2011 Class Syllabus
2010-2011 Finals Schedule
Bulletin Board **Check Here for Class News and Events**
Newberry Academic Showcase - Final Presentation - May 26, 2011 (Review and Prepare Now!)
Newberry Seminar - Academic Showcase Presentation Outline and Speaker Assignments(May 11, 2011)
Presentation Module 1 - Introduction and Setting
Presentation Module 2 - Literature Review and Previous Work
Presentation Module 3 - 2011 ES407 Team Project Results
Presentation Module 4 - Summary, Future Research, Acknowledgements
"Spring 2011 ES407 Senior Seminar: Genesis, Morphology and Geomorphic Evolution of Cinder Cones at Newberry Volcano"
ES407 Student Independent Project Instructions (May 15, 2011)
Newberry Seminar - Academic Showcase Presentation Outline (May 11, 2011)
ES407 2011 Academic Showcase Powerpoint Slide Template (Use as the slide preparation standard!!)
ES407 Spring 2011 Project Assignments - April 25, 2011
Spring 2011 Journal Articles / Readings
Assignment for Week 2
Newberry Volcano Reference List (updated Feb. 2007)
Taylor, 2008, Overview of Geomorphic Analysis of Cinder Cones at Newberry Volcano
Taylor Summary of of Geomorphic Analysis of Cinder Cones at Newberry Volcano (*.ppt)
Donnelly-Nolan and Jensen, 2009, Ice and Water at Newberry Volcano
Donnelly-Nolan and Jensen, 2009, Figures (*.pptx)
Assignment for Week 3
Week 3 Reading Assignments - April 13, 2011
Bemis et al., 2011, Growth and erosion of cinder cones (Kelsii)
Kelsii Summary of Bemis et al., 2011, Growth and erosion of cinder cones(*.ppt)
Perez-Lopez et al., 2011, Scaling laws of cinder cone morphology (Dan)
Dan Summary of Perez-Lopez et al., 2011, Scaling laws of cinder cone morphology(*.ppt)
Cebria et al., 2011, Numerical models of cinder cone evolution (Bill)
Bill Summary of Cebria et al., 2011, Numerical models of cinder cone evolution(*.ppt)
Rooney et al., 2011, Insights into... (Rick)
Rick Summary of Rooney et al., 2011, Insights into...(*.ppt)
Inbar et al., 2011, Holocene cinder cones... (Jody)
Jody Summary of Inbar et al., 2011, Holocene cinder cones...(*.ppt)
Assignment for Week 4
Week 4 Reading and Presentation Assignments for April 20, 2011
Wood, 1980, Morphometric analysis of cinder cones (Dan)
Dan Summary of Wood, 1980, Morphometric analysis of cinder cones(*.ppt)
Dohrenwend et al., 1986, Cinder cone degradation, Cima Volcanic Field (Rick)
Rick Summary of Dohrenwend et al., 1986, Cinder cone degradation, Cima Volcanic Field(*.ppt)
Norini et al., Morphometric analysis, Mexico (Bill)
Bill Summary of Norini et al., Morphometric analysis, Mexico
Valentine et al., 2006, Cinder cone geomorphology, Crater Flat, NV (Kelsii)
Kelsii Summary of Valentine et al., 2006, Cinder cone geomorphology, Crater Flat, NV(*.ppt)
Strong and Wolff, 2003, Compositional variation of Cinder Cones (Jody)
Jody Summary of Strong and Wolff, 2003, Compositional variation of Cinder Cones(*.ppt)
Assignment for Week 5
Week 5 Reading and Presentation Assignments for April 27, 2011
Valentine et al., 2007, Cinder cone geomorphology, Crater Flat, NV Part II (Jody)
Jody Summary of Valentine et al., 2007, Cinder cone geomorphology, Crater Flat, NV Part II(*.ppt)
Settle, 1979, Structure and emplacement of cinder cones (Rick)
Rick Summary of Settle, 1979, Structure and emplacement of cinder cones(*.ppt)
Nakamura, 1977, Volcanoes as indicators of tectonic stress (Dan)
Dan Summary of Nakamura, 1977, Volcanoes as indicators of tectonic stress(*.ppt)
Lutz, 1986, Structural analysis of point features (Kelsii)
Kelsii Summary of Lutz, 1986, Structural analysis of point features(*.ppt)
Zhang and Lutz, 1989, Statistical methods for structural analysis of igneous features (Bill)
Bill Summary of Zhang and Lutz, 1989, Statistical methods for structural analysis of igneous features(*.ppt)
Assignment for Week 6
Week 6 Reading and Presentation Assignments for May 4, 2011
Group round-robin tag team presentation: Meigs et al., 2009, Tectonic and magmatic development of the High Lava Plains and Basin and Range, Oregon
Meigs et al., 2009, figures (*.pptx)
Kelsii Summary of Geologic Setting - Crust and Volcanism (*.pptx)
Bill Summary Active Tectonics of Basin and Range (*.pptx)
Jody Summary of Regional Structure (*.pptx)
Rick and Dan Summary: Basin and Range - Newberry Transition (*.pptx)
Kelsii and Jody Summary: Pre-Basin and Range Magmatism (*.pptx)
Bill Summary of Rattlesnake Tuff (*.pptx)
Dan Summary of Brothers Fault Zone (*.ppt)
Rick Summary of Harney Basin (*.pptx)
Supplemental Reading and Resources
McKay et al., 2009, Newberry Volcano - Northwest Rift Zone Eruptions
McKay et al., 2009, Figures (*.pptx)
Jensen et al., 2009, Field Guide to Newberry Volcano
Jensen et al., 2009, Figures (*.pptx)
Sherrod et al., 1997, Hazards at Newberry Volcano
Sherrod et al., 1997, Hazards Map
Jenson and Chitwood, 2000 - Overview of Newberry Volcano
Jensen and Chitwood, 2000 - Lava Butte Eruption and Lake Benham
Jensen and Chitwood, 2000 - Newberry Caldera Uplift
Jensen and others, 2000 - Description of Newberry Field Stops
Scarberry (2008) Intro to Basin and Range of Oregon
Orr and Orr (1999) - State Physiography, Blue Mtns, Klamath Mtns, Basin and Range
Orr and Orr (1999) - High Lava Plains, Deschutes-Columbia Plateau, Cascades
Spring 2011 Newberry Project Materials and Data
ES407 Student Independent Project Instructions (May 15, 2011)
Newberry Seminar - Academic Showcase Presentation Outline (May 11, 2011)
ES407 Spring 2011 Project Assignments - April 25, 2011
ES407 2011 Academic Showcase Powerpoint Slide Template (Use as the slide preparation standard!!)
Student Project Data and Links
Newberry Lidar Quarter Quad Clip Boxes (Use to clip data-overload lidar quads into
more manageable pieces!)
Cinder Cone Drainage Density Experiment (Becker)
Lava Cast / Lava Butte Cone Morphology Data (*.xls)
Lava Cast / Lava Butte Cone Dimension Data (*.xls)
Cinder Cone Location Map / Polygon IDs (*.pdf)
Newberry Cinder Cone Polygons and Point Locations (*.zip)
Lava Cast Forest/Lava Butte Quad Cinder Cone Polygons (*.zip)
Lava Cast Forest / Lava Butte Clip Box (*.zip)
Newberry USGS Quad Boundaries (*.zip)
Sherrod et al. Newberry Map GIS (*.zip)
Modified Two-Point Alignment Analysis (Vreeland)
Cinder Cone Location Map / Polygon IDs (*.pdf)
Newberry Cinder Cone Polygons and Point Locations (*.zip)
Newberry USGS Quad Boundaries (*.zip)
Sherrod et al. Newberry Map GIS (*.zip)
Newberry Region Fault GIS Layers (*.zip)
Newberry Random Cone Simulations GIS (n=100) (*.zip)
Test of Newberry Glacial Hypothesis (Fletcher)
Cinder Cone Location Map / Polygon IDs (*.pdf)
Newberry Cinder Cone Polygons and Point Locations (*.zip)
Newberry USGS Quad Boundaries (*.zip)
Sherrod et al. Newberry Map GIS (*.zip)
Ice Map Data Layers (2010) (*.zip)
Flow Margin Mapping Experiment (Dana)
Cinder Cone Location Map / Polygon IDs (*.pdf)
Newberry Cinder Cone Polygons and Point Locations (*.zip)
Lava Cast Forest/Lava Butte Quad Cinder Cone Polygons (*.zip)
Lava Cast Forest / Lava Butte Clip Box (*.zip)
Newberry USGS Quad Boundaries (*.zip)
Sherrod et al. Newberry Map GIS (*.zip)
Cone-Volume Methodology Comparison (Dziekan)
Newberry Cone Volume Data (all cones) (*.xls)
Lava Cast / Lava Butte Cone Volume Data (n=42) (*.xls)
Lava Cast Forest / Lava Butte Cinder Cone Bounding Rectangles
Cinder Cone Location Map / Polygon IDs (*.pdf)
Newberry Cinder Cone Polygons and Point Locations (*.zip)
Lava Cast Forest/Lava Butte Quad Cinder Cone Polygons (*.zip)
Lava Cast Forest / Lava Butte Clip Box (*.zip)
Newberry USGS Quad Boundaries (*.zip)
Sherrod et al. Newberry Map GIS (*.zip)
Powerpoint Slide Resources
WOU Earth Science Logo (*.ppt)
Newberry Field Photos 2005 (*.ppt)
Taylor Newberry Overview Presentation (*.ppt)
Donnelly-Nolan and Jensen, 2009, Figures (*.pptx)
Jensen et al., 2009, Figures (*.pptx)
McKay et al., 2009, Figures (*.pptx)
Meigs et al., 2009, figures (*.pptx)
General Lidar Methodology Overview(*.ppt)
2011 Lidar Data Resources
Overview of Newberry Lidar Data Delivery and Acquisition Methodology (Delivery 3)
Newberry Lidar Delivery 3 Acceptance Report
Newberry Lidar Methodology / Figures (*.pptx)
Newberry Lidar Data Delivery - Organized by Quarter Quads (Spring 2011)
Newberry Lidar Quarter Quad Clip Boxes
Map of Newberry Lidar Data Deliveries (by quad)
Newberry Lidar Data Projection Information
Newberry Hillshade Models (Lidar-Derived)
East Lake Quad Hillshade
Lava Cast Forest Hillshade
Lava Cast-Lava Butte Quads Composite Hillshade
Lava Cast Hillshade ver. 2
Lava Cast Butte Quads Composite Hillshade
Data, Maps, GIS from Previous Studies
Link to WOU Newberry Project Research Home Page
Link to Newberry Quad 10-m DEM Data (UTM Zone10N, NAD1927, 10 m)
Link to 7.5-Minute (Black and White) Quad DRG (UTM Zone10N, NAD1927, 10 m)
Newberry Project GIS Shapefile Themes (UTM Zone10N, NAD1927, 10 m)
Link to Figures and Graphics
Link to Fault Data
Link to Cone Position Data
Link to Single Cone Data
Link to Composite Cone Data
Link to Strip-Point Density Analysis
Link to Two-Point Orientation Analysis
Link to Cone Volume Data
Spring 2008 Journal Articles / Readings
Wiley, 2000, Relationship between rainfall and debris flows in western Oregon
Hoffmeister et al., 2002, Overview of Rapidly Moving Landslide Hazards in western Oregon
Robison et al., 1999, Storm Impacts and Landslides of 1996
Montgomery et al., 2001, Climate, tectonics, and the morphology of the Andes (Shivers)
Staley et al., 2006, Surficial patterns of debris flow deposition on alluvial fans in death valley (Shivers)
Korup et al., 2005, Regional relief characteristics and denundation pattern of the western southern alps, New Zealand (Shivers)
Benda et al., 1990, Predicting deposition of debris flows in mountain channels (Mooney)
Magilligan and Nislow, 1999, Changes in hydrologic regime by dams (Mooney)
Montgomery et al., 2001, Slope distributions, Threshold Hillslopes, and Steady-State Topography (Mooney)
Wells et al., 1998, Fore-arc migration in Cascadia and its neotectonic significance (Macnab)
Carter et al., 2006, Late Pleistocene outburst flooding from pluvial Lake Alvord into the Owyhee River, Oregon (Macnab)
Butler and Mallanson, 2005, The geomorphic influences of beaver dams and failures of beaver dams (Macnab)
Gregory et al., 1991, An Ecosystem Perspective of Riparian Zones (Coreson)
Liccardi, 2001, Chronology of latest Pleistocene Lake Chewaucum (Coreson)
Kondolf, 2000, Some suggested guidelines for geomorphic aspects of anadromous salmonid habit restoration proposals (Coreson)
Peterson et al., 2007, Age, distribution, and origin of coastal dunes in Oregon (Hintz)
Osborne and Kovacic, 1993, Riparian vegetated buffer strips in stream management (Hintz)
Graf, 2005, Dams on American Rivers: Economic and Social Costs (Hintz)
Grant, 2001, Dam Removal (this is a short opinion
piece to accompany Graf (2005) (Hintz)
Thouret, 2005, The stratigraphy and sedimentology of the late Pleistocene Polallie-period deposits at Mount Hood Volcano, Oregon, USA (Stephenson)
O'Connor and others, 2003, Floodplain and channel dynamics of the Queets and Quinalt Rivers, Washington (Stephenson)
Brandt, 2000, Classification of geomorphological effects downstream of dams (Stephenson)
Writing Guides
Example Article Summary
General Guide to Technical Writing for Earth Science Students
A General Template for Compiling a Lab Exercise Portfolio
Spring 2005 Journal Articles / Readings
Link to PNW Research Station Short Course: Geomorphic Response of Rivers to Dams
Kondolf (1997) Effects of Dams and Gravel Mining
Link to
Case Study on Carmen-Smith Dam Project, McKenzie Basin
Graf (1999) Geographic Census of Dams in U.S.
Brandt (2000) Classification of Geomorphologic Effects of Dams
Grant et al. (2003) Geological Framework for Effects of Dams
Fassnacht et al. (2003) Dam Effects on Lower Deschutes River, Oregon
2005 Group Seminar Presentation Materials
Click Here for Copy of Seminar Presentation Powerpoint Slide Template
Effects of Dams - Group Seminar Presentation Outline
Introduction (Jessica, Chandra)
New Table/slide for Intro - List of Dams/Reservoirs in Willamette Basin
Jessica's Dam Workshop Introductory Powerpoint
Scanned Introductory Dam Figures and Images (Powerpoint)
Graf (1999) Geographic Census of Dams in U.S.
Doyle et al. (2003) Dam Removal Policy in U.S.
Grant (2001) Dam Removal Issues / Overview
Heinz Center (2002) Dam Removal - Introduction and Background
Geomorphic / Biologic Effects of Dams and Controlling Variables (Budnick,
Chandra, Jamie, Josh)
Budnick's Dam Workshop Geomorphic Effects Powerpoint
Josh's Dam Workshop Geomorphic Effects Powerpoint
Brandt (2000) Classification of Geomorphic Effects Paper
Grant et al. (2003) Geological Framework for Effects of Dams
Kondolf (1997) Effects of Dams and Gravel Mining
Webb et al. (1999) Downstream Effects of Glen Canyon Dam, Colorado River
Williams and Wolman (1984) Downstream Effects of Dams on Alluvial Rivers
Baxter (1977) Biologic / Environmental Effects of Dams
Chandra's Dam Workshop Bio-Effects Powerpoint
Larinier (2000) Effects of Dams on Fish and Fish Migration
Case Study Examples (Andy, Mark)
Jamie's Dam Workshop Clackamas Geology Powerpoint
Andy's Dam Workshop Clackamas Hydrology Powerpoint
Spiering's Dam Workshop Clackamas Hydrology Powerpoint
Fassnacht et al. (2003) Dam Effects on Lower Deschutes River, Oregon
Dam Removal Issues / Environmental Implications (Jessica)
Doyle et al. (2003) Dam Removal Policy in U.S.
Grant (2001) Dam Removal Issues / Overview
Baxter (1977) Environmental Effects of Dams
Heinz Center (2002) Dam Removal - Issues and Decision Making
Heinz Center (2002) Dam Removal - Physical Effects
Heinz Center (2002) Dam Removal - Biological Effects
Heinz Center (2002) Dam Removal - Economic Effects
Heinz Center (2002) Dam Removal - Social Effects
Exit Exam
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