SESE Surface Processes Spring 2019 seminar -

Earth Surface Processes Groups of the Schools of Earth and Space Exploration and Geography and Department of Civil, Environmental and Sustainable Engineering at Arizona State University

SESE Surface Processes Seminar Spring 2019

The Earth Surface Processes Seminar (called "Geomorphology Seminar" in the GLG courses list) runs every term, for one unit credit (repeatable any number of times, and we prefer students do enroll) on a different theme each term. Our off-campus meeting time this term will as usual be 7:00pm-9:00pm on Tuesdays.

This semester's theme will be Human Impacts / Impacts on Humans (hazards). This will allow us to tackle topics covering much of the range suggested on the google doc filled out by students - anthropogenic effects, including on speciation, as well as tectonic problems (triggered Earthquakes, subsidence, active tectonics/hazards). This is a very broad theme so we plan to read 3-5 recent papers in clusters on specific topics.

In a typical session we discuss a single research paper or two short ones. One or a pair of students have the charge to lead the discussion each session. Guiding a discussion, pointing out interesting angles to discuss and keeping the discussion on track are the main tasks. Usually this involves leading the group through the paper, but with an aim to highlighting discussion points rather than a report/summary of all points. Sometimes digging up essential background material from previous papers is essential to either understanding of the paper, or for drawing out key discussion points. Determining whether such ancillary material is needed is up to the student leaders. As we move forward we want to get into full discussion and debate mode -- everyone should make a point of saying at least a couple things in each meeting: a question, answer, comment, observation, whatever. We want all voices engaged in the conversation!

We're looking forward to a vibrant set of discussions this semester! Encouragement from Arjun and Ramon.

Schedule

Date and location	Discussion Leader(s)	Reading/topic
Tuesday, January 22; Kelin's house, 235 E Dawn Drive Tempe	Maddy and Wren	Jon D. Pelletier, Jay Quade, Ron J. Goble, Mark S. Aldenderfer; Widespread hillslope gullying on the southeastern Tibetan Plateau: Human or climate-change induced?. GSA Bulletin ; 123 (9-10): 1926-1938. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/B30266.1
Tuesday, January 29; at Nari's house, 425 E Balboa Dr, Tempe	Stephanie and Laurence	Perron, J. T., Kirchner, J. W., & Dietrich, W. E. (2009). Formation of evenly spaced ridges and valleys. Nature, 460(7254), 502-505. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature08174 Perron et al., Supplement. Perron et al., Movie. Whipple, KX. (2009). Landscape texture set to scale. Nature, 460(7254), 468-469. https://doi.org/10.1038/460468a
Tuesday, February 4; Kelin's house, 235 E Dawn Drive Tempe	Joel and Ajay	Tucker, G. E., Arnold, L., Bras, R. L., Flores, H., Istanbulluoglu, E., & Solyom, P. (2006). Headwater channel dynamics in semiarid rangelands, Colorado high plains, USA. Geological Society of America Bulletin, 118(7-8), 959-974. https://doi.org/10.1130/b25928.1
Tuesday, February 12; Em's place, 3224 S Kenwood Ln, Tempe	Em and Mariah	Barnard, P. L., Short, A. D., Harley, M. D., Splinter, K. D., Vitousek, S., Turner, I. L., ...Heathfield, D. K. (2015). Coastal vulnerability across the Pacific dominated by El Nino/Southern Oscillation. Nature Geoscience, 8(10), 801-807. https://doi.org/10.1038/ngeo2539 Barnard, P. L., Hoover, D., Hubbard, D. M., Snyder, A., Ludka, B. C., Allan, J., ...Serafin, K. A. (2017). Extreme oceanographic forcing and coastal response due to the 2015-2016 El Nino. Nature Communications, 8, 14365. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14365
Tuesday, February 19; Ian's house 321 E. Aepli Dr. Tempe 85282	Maddy and Zach	Davidson-Arnott, R. G. D. (2005). Conceptual Model of the Effects of Sea Level Rise on Sandy Coasts. Journal of Coastal Research, 216, 1166-1172. https://doi.org/10.2112/03-0051.1 Bruun, P., 1988. The Bruun Rule of Erosion by sea-level rise: A discussion on large-scale two- and three-dimensional usages. Journal of Coastal Research, 4(4), 627-648. Charlottesville (Virginia). ISSN 0749-02
Tuesday, February 26;		Canceled
Tuesday, March 5;		Spring Break
Tuesday, March 12; Arjun's place, 3223 E Mitchell in Phoenix 85018	Nari	Amundson, R., Berhe, A. A., Hopmans, J. W., Olson, C., Sztein, A. E., & Sparks, D. L. (2015). Soil and human security in the 21st century. Science, 348(6235), 1261071-1261071. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1261071
Tuesday, March 19; Lorrie's and Grace's house at 3530 S Poplar St, Tempe. Please park on La Jolla, Oak, or Elm Streets, and not in the cul-de-sac	Grace and Lorrie	Montgomery, D. R. (2007). Soil erosion and agricultural sustainability. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 104(33), 13268-13272. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0611508104 Supplementary Information website: https://www.pnas.org/content/104/33/13268/tab-figures-data#ST
Tuesday, March 26;		Intermission
Tuesday, April 2; Kelin's house, 235 E Dawn Drive Tempe	Anna and Wren	Lal, R. (2004). Soil Carbon Sequestration Impacts on Global Climate Change and Food Security. Science, 304(5677), 1623-1627. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1097396 Van Oost, K., Quine, T. A., Govers, G., De Gryze, S., Six, J., Harden, J. W., ... Merckx, R. (2007). The Impact of Agricultural Soil Erosion on the Global Carbon Cycle. Science, 318(5850), 626-629. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1145724 Lal, R., Pimentel, D., Van Oost;, K., Six, J., Govers, G., Quine, T., & Gryze, S. D. (2008). Soil Erosion: A Carbon Sink or Source? Science, 319(5866), 1040-1042. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.319.5866.1040 *Article begins on second page.
Monday, April 8;		Optional seminar at Ian Walker's house, with guest speaker. See email. 321 E Aepli Dr (just S of Broadway and College), 7pm.
Tuesday, April 16; Nari's house 425 E Balboa Dr, Tempe	Emily	Wilkinson, B. H., & McElroy, B. J. (2007). The impact of humans on continental erosion and sedimentation. Geological Society of America Bulletin, 119(1-2), 140-156. https://doi.org/10.1130/b25899.1
Tuesday, April 23; Arjun's place, 3223 E Mitchell in Phoenix 85018	Laurence	Fuller, I. C., Macklin, M. G., & Richardson, J. M. (2015). The Geography of the Anthropocene in New Zealand: Differential River Catchment Response to Human Impact. Geographical Research, 53(3), 255–269. https://doi.org/10.1111/1745-5871.12121 McWethy, D. B., Whitlock, C., Wilmshurst, J. M., McGlone, M. S., Fromont, M., Li, X., … Cook, E. R. (2010). Rapid landscape transformation in South Island, New Zealand, following initial Polynesian settlement. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 107(50), 21343–21348. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1011801107

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