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Week 1:
1/14 &
1/16 |
Introduction to course and the beginnings of Isostasy and Climate-Tectonic interactions
Lectures 1, 2 and 3 Powerpoint
Warm up question for first weekend.
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- England, P. and Molnar, P., 1990, Surface uplift, uplift of rocks, and exhumation of rocks, Geology, v. 18, p. 1173-1177.
- Molnar, P. and England, P., 1990, Late Cenozoic uplift of mountain ranges and global climate change: chicken or egg? Nature, v. 346, p. 29-34.
- Whipple, K. X., Kirby, E., Brockelhurst, S. H., 1999, Geomorphic limits to climate-induced increases in topographic relief, Nature, v. 401, p. 39-43.
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Week 2:
1/22 &
1/24 |
Large scale Climate-Tectonic interactions
Lectures 1, 2 and 3 Powerpoint
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- Roe, G. H., Stolar, D. B., and Willet, S. D., 2006, Response of a steady-state critical wedge orogen to changes in climate and tectonic forcing, in Willet, S. D., Hovius, N., Brandon, M. T., and Fisher, D. M., eds., Tectonics, climate, and landscape evolution: Geological Society of America Special Paper 398, Penrose conference series, p. 227-239, doi:10.1130/2005.2398(13)..
- Whipple, K. X., and Meade, B. J., 2004, Controls on the strenght of coupling among climate, erosion, and deformation in two-sided, frictional orogenic wedges at steady state, Journal of Geophysical Research, v. 109,F01011, doi: 10.1029/2003JF000019.
- Whipple, K. X., and Meade, B. J., 2006, Orogen response to changes in climatic and tectonic forcing, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, v. 243, p. 218-228.
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Week 3:
1/29 &
1/31 |
Large scale Climate-Tectonic interactions, cont.
Lecture 5 Powerpoint
Orogenic Wedges Exercise.
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- Willett, S., Slingerland, R., and Hovius, N., 2001, Uplift, Shortening, and Steady State Topography in Active Mountain Belts, American Journal of Science, v. 301, p. 455-485.
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Week 4:
2/5 &
2/7 |
Climate-Tectonic interactions/ Bedrock Channels.
Lecture 5 Powerpoint (repeat)
Bedrock Channel Notes.
Bedrock Channel Powerpoint.
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- Whipple, K., and Tucker, G., 1999, Dynamics of the stream-power river incision model: Implications, JGR, v. 104, p. 17,661-17,674.
- Whipple, K., Hancock, G., and Anderson, R., 2000, River incision into bedrock: Mechanics and relative efficacy of plucking, abrasion, and cavitation, GSA Bulletin, v. 112, p. 490-503.
- Whipple, K., 2004, Bedrock Rivers and the Geomorphology of Active Orogens, Ann. Rev. Earth Planet Sci, v. 32, p. 151-185.
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Week 5:
2/12 &
2/14 |
Bedrock Channels, cont.
Bedrock Channel Powerpoint.
Bedrock Channel Exercise.
Bedrock Channel Evolution Mfile.
Bedrock Channel Mfile PDF.
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- Whipple, K., 2001, Fluvial landscape response time: How plausible is steady-state denudation?, American J. Sci., 301, p.313-325.
- Bonnet and Crave, 2003, Landscape response to climate change, Geology,31, p.123-126.
- Willet, S. et al, 2006, Messinan climate change and erosional destruction of the central European Alps, Geology, 34, p.613-616.
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Week 6:
2/19 &
2/21 |
General commentary, Earthquake displacement fields, and Introduction to the San Andreas Fault
Ramón introduction
Introduction to the San Andreas Fault System and Simple model for earthquake cycle: elementary dislocation theory
In class exercise and discussion: Long and short term deformation along the San Andreas Fault System
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Week 7:
2/26 &
2/28 |
Earthquake displacement fields
Introduction to the San Andreas Fault System and Simple model for earthquake cycle: elementary dislocation theory
Dip-slip dislocations--lots of U here!
Application to Wells Nevada earthquake
Loma Prieta addition
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- Noriega, et al. et al, 2006, Stream Channel Offset and Late Holocene Slip Rate of the San Andreas
Fault at the Van Matre Ranch Site, Carrizo Plain, California, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, Vol. 96, No. 1, pp. 33–47, February 2006, doi: 10.1785/0120050094.
- Young, et al. et al, 2002, Three-Dimensional Excavation and Recent Rupture History along
the Cholame Segment of the San Andreas Fault, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, Vol. 92, No. 7, pp. 2670–2688.
- Runnerstrom, et al. et al, 2002, Displacement across the Cholame Segment of the San Andreas Fault
between 1855 and 1893 from Cadastral Surveys, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, Vol. 92, No. 7, pp. 2659–2669.
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Week 8:
3/4 &
3/6 |
Earthquake displacement fields
Simple dislocation models for earthquake displacements and the earthquake cycle exercise
Little bit on subduction zones
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Spring Break field trip:
3/8-11 |
San Andreas Fault in the Carrizo Plain |
- Wallace Creek Interpretive Trail--Includes Sieh and Jahns, 1984 and Sieh and Wallace, 1989 papers
- Goodwin Education Center and other Carrizo Plain logistical information
- Stanford University Tectonic Geomorphology Research group
- Field Trip Guide Table of Contents
- Laboratory exercise including information for tour at Wallace Creek.
- Toke and Arrowsmith, 2006, Reassessment of a Slip Budget along the Parkfield Segment
of the San Andreas Fault, ulletin of the Seismological Society of America, Vol. 96, No. 4B, pp. S339-S348.
- Hilley and Arrowsmith, 2005, "Progressive deformation around a restraining bend in the San Andreas Fault, Carrizo Plain, CA" contribution to PGS San Andreas Fault Field Trip Guidebook.
- Dragon's Back hillshade overview
- San Andreas Fault zone tour photographs
- San Andreas Fault zone tour photographs II
- Arrowsmith Field Trip Photos
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Week 10:
3/18 &
3/20 |
Earthquake geology and Paleoseismology
Laboratory exercise including paleoseismology in-class pondering on T2 logs from Bidart site.
Bidart site photographs and maps
Earthquake surface ruptures
Earthquake moment and intensity
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- Grant and Sieh, 1994, Paleoseismic evidence of clustered earthquakes on the San Andreas Fault in the Carrizo Plain, Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol. 99, No. B4, p. 6819-6841.
- Haeussler, et al., 2004, Surface Rupture and Slip Distribution of the Denali and Totschunda Faults
in the 3 November 2002 M 7.9 Earthquake, Alaska, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, Vol. 94, No. 6B, pp. S23–S52.
- Chen, et al., 2001, Surface Rupture of 1999 Chi-Chi Earthquake Yields Insights
on Active Tectonics of Central Taiwan, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, Vol. 91, 5, pp. 977–985.
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Week 11:
3/25 &
3/27 |
Earthquake geology and Paleoseismology
Paleoseismology
Earthquake recurrence models
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- Wesnousky, 2006, Predicting the endpoints of earthquake ruptures, Nature, Vol 444| 16 November 2006| doi:10.1038/nature05275.
- Wells and Coppersmith, 1994, New empirical relationships among magnitude, rupture length, rupture width, rupture area, and surface displacement, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, v. 84, No. 4, pp. 974-1002.
- Weldon, et al., 2005, Past and Future Earthquakes on the San Andreas Fault, Science, v. 308, pp. 966-967, 10.1126/science.1111707.
- Weldon, et al., 2004, Wrightwood and the earthquake cycle: what a long recurrence record tells us about how faults work, GSA Today; v. 14; no. 9, doi: 10.1130/1052-5173(2004)014<4:WATECW>2.0.CO;2.
- Washburn, et al., 2003, Paleoseismology of the Xorxol segment of the Central Altyn Tagh Fault, Xinjiang, China, ANNALS OF GEOPHYSICS, VOL. 46 N. 5.
- Washburn, et al., 2001, Late Holocene earthquake history of the central Altyn Tagh fault, China, Geology; November 2001; v. 29; no. 11; p. 1051-1054.
- Arrowsmith and Strecker, 1999, Seismotectonic range-front segmentation and mountain-belt growth in the Pamir-Alai region, Kyrgyzstan (India-Eurasia collision zone), GSA Bulletin; November 1999; v. 111; no. 11; p. 1665-1683.
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Week 11.5:
3/29 &
3/30 | Computer Laboratory Exercises
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Week 12:
4/1 &
4/3 |
DEM Analysis
Topographic metrics of rock uplift
Spatial and Temporal Uplift Effects
Dem Analysis Lab
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- Densmore et al., 2005, What sets topographic relief in extensional footwalls?, Geology, v. 33, p. 453-456 doi:10.1130/G21440.1.
- Densmore et al., 2007, Transient landscapes at fault tips, JGR, v. 112, F03S08, doi:10.1029/2006JF000560.
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Week 13:
4/8 &
4/10 |
DEM Analysis
From Fault Displacement to Tectonic Topography
Tectonics of the Panamint Valley Fault System
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- Densmore et al., 2005, What sets topographic relief in extensional footwalls?, Geology, v. 33, p. 453-456 doi:10.1130/G21440.1.
- Densmore et al., 2007, Transient landscapes at fault tips, JGR, v. 112, F03S08, doi:10.1029/2006JF000560.
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Week 14:
4/15 &
4/17 |
Fault scarps and hillslope processes in areas of active tectonics
Fault Scarps
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Other reading:
- Arrowsmith, et al., 1998, Morphologic dating of scarps formed by repeated slip events along the San Andreas Fault, Carrizo Plain, California, Journal of Geophysical Research<, v. 103, No., B5, p-10,141-10,160./a>
- Hilley, et al., 2001, Interaction between normal faults and fractures and
fault scarp morphology, Geophysical Research Letters, V. 28, No. 19, p. 3,777-3,780
- Mattson and Bruhn, 2001, Fault slip rates and initiation age based on diffusion equation modeling: Wasatch Fault Zone and eastern Great Basin, Journal of Geophysical Research, v. 106, No. B7, P. 13,739-13,750.
- Roering, et al., 1999, Evidence for nonlinear, diffusive sediment transport on
hillslopes and implications for landscape morphology, Water Resources Research, v. 35, No. 3, p. 853-870
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Week 14.5:
4/19 &
4/20 |
Northern Arizona Field Trip
Pieces of field trip guide
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