ES 381 Landscape Processes
A project and field-based introduction to the
identification and interpretation of landforms,
investigation of landscape forming processes
(streams, glaciers, weathering, slopes) and the
interpretation of climate / environmental history
from sediments and stratigraphy. Field projects
include: bedrock and surficial geologic mapping,
glacier reconstruction, slope analysis, and
description and interpretation of sediments. The
fall semester emphasizes field studies, data
collection and the development of course-based
research projects that are continued into
following spring semester.
Prerequisite
Take Earth Science as ES-111 or as EAS-101 and Take GIS-120.
Offered
Odd year, Fall