Geog 422/522 Advanced Topics - Geomorphology of Alluvial Fans

Class Syllabus (Adobe Acrobat Format)

Bulletin Board **Check Here for Class News and Events**

Class Notes

The class notes will be posted in 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 UO. Acrobat Reader can be downloaded for free by returning to Taylor's Home Page

Classical Introduction to Alluvial Fans

• Review of Fluvial Processes (from Ritter et al., 1995)
• Overview of Alluvial Fans and Mountain Fronts (from Ritter et al., 1995)
• Piedmont Fluvial Processes (from Schumm, 1977)
• Fan Processes and Facies (from Wells and Harvey, 1987)
• Debris Flow Processes (from Costa, 1984)
• Debris Flow Processes in Fan Settings (from Pierson, 1980)

Class Notes and Materials

• Taylor Fluvial Geomorphology Notes (Review)
• Figures to Accompany Fluvial Notes
• Taylor Summary Notes of Alluvial Fan Overview (Blair and McPherson, 1994)
• Taylor Summary Notes of Neotectonic Studies of Fans (Gerson et al., 1993)
• Figures to Accompany Discussion on Appalachian Fans
• Notes: Climate / Tectonic Influences on Alluvial Fans
• Notes: Hazards and Resource Management in Alluvial Fan Environments
• Summary of the 1996-97 Oregon Debris Flow Events

Weekly Reading Assignments

• Blair and McPherson, 1994 - Part 1
• Blair and McPherson, 1994 - Part 2
• Blair and McPherson, 1994 - Part 3
• Blair and McPherson, 1994 - Part 4

• Lecce, 1990
• Gerson et al., 1993
• Keller and Rockwell, 1984

• Blissenbach, 1954
• Bull, 1962 (Textural Patterns on Fans)
• Bull, 1964a (Fan Size-Basin Size)
• Bull, 1964b (Segmented Fans)
• Denny, 1967 (Fans and Pediments)
• Hooke, 1968 (Steady State Relationships on Fan)

• Taylor, 1999

• Kochel, 1990 - Appalachian Fans Overview - Part 1
• Mills, 2000 - Appalachian Fans Overview - Part 2
• Taylor, 1999 - Fan Occurrence and Preservation in Sandstone Landscapes of the Central Appalachians

• Fumal et al., 1993 - Recurrence Interval for San Andreas Fault
• A Brief Review of Statistical Techniques
• A Brief Review Drainage Basin Morphometry (Ritter, 1995)

• Bull and Schick (1979) Climate Impacts on Fans
• Dorn (1996), Climate Hypotheses on Death Valley Fans
• Harvey et al., 1999, Pleistocene-Holocene Climates and Death Valley Fans
• Field and Pearthree, 1997, Flood Hazard Assessment of Alluvial Fans
• Kellerhals and Church, 1990, Hazards Management on Fans

Lab Exercises

Lab Data

Lab Answer Keys

Study Guides