ES473/573 Environmental Geology Class Note Archive

Class Note Archive (Updated Spring 2012)

The class notes are organized according to their order of occurrence throughout the term. They are available in Adobe Acrobat Reader (PDF) Format. Acrobat Reader is invoked as a plug-in within the web browser environment. It is available on most machines at WOU. Acrobat Reader can be downloaded for free by returning to Taylor's Home Page

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
  
• Introductory Video Exercise
  

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

• Ancillary Reading: Special Paper 31 Reference Manual for Mitigating Geologic Hazards in Oregon (DOGAMI, 1999)
  
• DOGAMI (1999) - Special Paper 32 Mitigating Geologic Hazards in Oregon
• Berger (2006) - Abrupt Geological Events: Causes, Effects, and Public Issues

Seismic Hazards

• Introduction to Earthquakes and Seismology
• Earthquakes and Seismology Video Exercise
• Overview of Earthquake Hazards in Oregon
• Summary Notes - Wang (2000) Presentation on Oregon Seismic Hazards
• Zoback (2006) 1906 San Francisco Earthquake and Seismic Hazard Lessons
• Overview of Oregon Seismic Upgrade and Building Retrofit Plan
  
• Primer on Determining Earthquake Recurrence Intervals
  
  
• LiDAR data for the Intermountain Seismic Belt (ID-WY-UT; *.kml files)
  
• LiDAR data for the Intermountain Seismic Belt (ID-WY-UT; Arc Binary Grid Format; filtered ("bare earth," fg*); unfiltered (ug*) 0.5 m DEM)
  
  
• New Reading / Resource: Outside Magazine 2011 - Cascadia Subduction Zone Earthquake Predictions
  
• Japan March 2011 - Liquefaction Example (YouTube Video)
  

Related Paleoseismology Reports for the Pacific Northwest

• Paleoseismology Investigations in Southern Oregon
• Paleoseismology Investigations in Coastal Washington
• Tree-Ring Dating and Coseismic Subsidence in the Pacific Northwest
• Darienzo and Peterson (1990) Tsunami Record and Paleoseismology of Oregon Coast

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 / Dams / Fluvial Habitat Issues

• Graf (2005) - Geomorphology and American Dams
• Link to PNW Research Station Short Course: Geomorphic Response of Rivers to Dams
• Reckondorf et al. (2000) - Assessment of Fluvial / Riparian Systems
• Basics of Salmonid Fisheries in Oregon
• Link to River Restoration Northwest