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.

Credits

2

Prerequisite

Take Earth Science as ES 111 or as EAS 101. Take GIS 120.

Offered

Odd Year Fall Semester