Geomorphology Groups of the Schools of Earth and Space Exploration and Geography at Arizona State University

Kelin Whipple Arjun Heimsath Ramón Arrowsmith Mark Schmeeckle

Geomorphology seminar Spring 2008

We will read, discuss, and dissect published papers.
This term's' theme will be Cosmogenic Isotope Methods and Applications.
Students will lead discussion and critical evaluation of papers, methods, and potential applications.

Schedule
Date and locationDiscussion Leader(s)Reading/topic
Thurs, Jan 24, 3:30pm Room A-111
Introductory Powerpoint from Arjun
Arjun Heimsath Bierman and Nichols (2004), Annual Reviews Earth and Planetary Science
Cockburn and Summerfield (2004) Progress in Physical Geomorphology
Fujioka, et al. (2005) Geology
Tuesday, Jan 29, 7-9 pm at Ramón Arrowsmith house: 140 E Del Rio TempeByron Adams and Tony Hartshorn Bierman and Caffee (2001), American Journal of Science
Nishiizumi, et al. (1991) Earth and Planetary Science Letters
Thursday, February 7, 4-5 pm, PSF566Enrique Vivoni seminar Gutiérrez-Jurado, Vivoni, Istanbulluoglu, Bras (2007), Ecohydrological response to a geomorphically significant flood event in a semiarid catchment with contrasting ecosystems, Geophysical Research Letters
Tuesday, February 12, 7-9 pm at Ramón Arrowsmith house: 140 E Del Rio TempeRoman DiBiase and Megan Muretta Anderson, et al. (1996), Geology
Hancock, et al. (1997) Geomorphology
Thursday, February 21, 3:30pm Room A-111Elizabeth Johnson and Jeanne Dixon Granger, D. E., J. W. Kirchner, et al. (1997). "Quaternary downcutting rate of the New River, Virginia, measured from differential decay of cosmogenic 26Al and 10Be in cave-deposited alluvium." Geology 25: 107-110.
Stock, G. M., et al. (2005). "Rates of erosion and topographic evolution of the Sierra Nevada, California, inferred from cosmogenic 26Al and 10Be concentrations." Earth Surface Processes and Landforms 30: 985-1006.
Thursday, February 28, 3:30pm PSF-226Matt Rossi and David Haddad Stock, G. M. et al. (2005). "Comparison of U-Th, paleomagnetism, and cosmogenic burial methods for dating caves: Implications for landscape evolution studies." Earth and Planetary Science Letters 236 388– 403.
Granger and Stock, G. M. (2004). "Using cave deposits as geologic tiltmeters: Application to postglacial rebound of the Sierra Nevada, California." Geophysical Research Letters, VOL. 31, L22501, doi:10.1029/2004GL021403.
Granger and Muzikar (2001). "Dating sediment burial with in situ-produced cosmogenic nuclides: theory, techniques, and limitations" Earth and Planetary Science Letters 188 269-281
Thursday, March 6, 3:30pm Room A-111Erin DiMaggio and Steven Koeber Bierman and Steig. (1996). "Estimating rates of denudation using cosmogenic isotope abundances in sediment." Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, v. 21, p. 125-139.
Granger, et al. (1996). "Spatially averaged long-term erosion rates measured from in situ-produced cosmogenic nuclides in alluvial sediment." Journal of Geology, v. 104: 24-9-257.
Thursday, March 20, 3:30pm Room A-111Danny Foley and David Haddad Clapp, et al. (2002). "Using 10Be and 26Al to determine sediment generation rates and identify sediment source areas in an arid region drainage basin." Geomorphology 45, 89–104.
Clapp, et al. (2000). "Sediment yield exceeds sediment production in arid region drainage basins." Geology; v. 28; no. 11; p. 995–998.
Nichols, et al. (2005). "Cosmogenically enabled sediment budgeting." Geology; v. 33; no. 2; p. 133–136; doi: 10.1130/G21006.1.
Tuesday, March 25, 7-9 pm, El Peñasco Mexican Restaurant (SE corner Broadway and Mill, Tempe)Tony Hartshorn and Roman DiBiase Niemi, N., et al. (2005). "Effects of bedrock landslides on cosmogenically determined erosion rates." Earth and Planetary Science Letters, v. 237, 480-498.
Background:Heimsath, A.M., 2006, Eroding the land: Steady-state and stochastic rates and processes through a cosmogenic lens, in Siame, L.L., Bourles, D.L., and Brown, E.T., eds., In Situ–Produced Cosmogenic Nuclides and Quantifi cation of Geological Processes: Geological Society of America Special Paper 415, p. 111–129, doi: 10.1130/2006.2415(07).
Thursday, April 3, 3:30pm Room A-111Jeanne Dixon and Megan Muretta Riebe, et al. (2001). "Strong tectonic and weak climatic control of long-term chemical weathering rates." Geology; June 2001; v. 29; no. 6; p. 511-514. appendix
Riebe, et al. (2003). "Sharp decrease in long-term chemical weathering rates along an altitudinal transect." Earth and Planetary Science Letters 218, 421-434. appendix
Riebe, et al. (2003). "Long-term rates of chemical weathering and physical erosion from cosmogenic nuclides and geochemical mass balance." Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, Vol. 67, No. 22, pp. 4411-4427.
Tuesday, April 8, 7-9 pm, Probably El Peñasco Mexican Restaurant (SE corner Broadway and Mill, Tempe)? Wittman, H., et al. (2007). "Relation between rock uplift and denudation from cosmogenic nuclides in river sediment in the Central Alps of Switzerland." JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH, VOL. 112, F04010, doi:10.1029/2006JF000729.
Tuesday, April 22, 7-9 pm, Probably El Peñasco Mexican Restaurant (SE corner Broadway and Mill, Tempe)Danny Foley and Matt Rossi Background: Cederborn, C., et al. (2004). "Climate-induced rebound and exhumation of the European Alps." Geology; August 2004; v. 32; no. 8; p. 709–712; doi: 10.1130/G20491.1.
Champagnac, J., et al. (2007). "Quaternary erosion-induced isostatic rebound in the western Alps." Geology; March 2007; v. 35; no. 3; p. 195-198; doi: 10.1130/G23053A.1.
Willet, S., et al. (2006). "Messinian climate change and erosional destruction of the central European Alps." Geology; August 2006; v. 34; no. 8; p. 613–616; doi: 10.1130/G22280.1;.

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