Course Contents
Repetition and consolidation of knowledge of basic earth surface processes (weathering, erosion, transport, deposition); description and quantification of erosion parameters with a focus on water erosion; methods for measurements of erosion and sediment fluxes at various spatial and temporal scales (e.g. sediment traps, tracers, cosmogenic nuclides, sedimentary fingerprinting); erosion models on various scales (e.g., USLE, BQART); global importance of the sediment loads of fluvial systems; quantification of sediment budgets.
Literature
Allen, P.A. (1997): Earth surface processes.- 404 S.; Blackwell Science.
Burbank, D.W. & Anderson, R.S. (2011): Tectonic geomorphology.- 2. Aufl., 472 S.; Wiley-Blackwell.
Hinderer, M. (2012): From gullies to mountain belts: a review of sediment budgets at various scales.- Sedimentary Geology, 280: 21-59.
Morgan, R.P.C. (2005): Soil erosion and conservation.- 3. Aufl., 316 S.; Wiley-Blackwell.
Online Offerings
Moodle
- Lehrende: Michaela Falkenroth
- Lehrende: Kai Nitzsche