ES407 Senior Seminar


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ES407 Spring 2011 Class Syllabus

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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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    Geology Exit-Exam Sample Questions
    Geology Exit-Exam Practice Exam