Orography: The study of the physical geography of mountains and mountain ranges.
This quarter we will read papers about orography (thanks to Andrew). Choose a recent or interesting or notable paper for the group to discuss.
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| Date | Presenter | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 4 2008 |
NO MEETING |
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| Apr 11 2008 |
Group |
Willet, S. 1999 Orogeny and orography: the effects of erosion on the structure of mountain belts, JGR 104: 28957-28981.  1999_Willett_Orography.pdf |
| Apr 18 2008 |
Jay Noller |
Luo, W. and Stepinski, T. Identification of geologic contrasts from landscape dissection pattern: An application to the Cascade Range, Oregon, USA, in press. Geomorphology. 2008_Lou&Stepinski_Geomorph.pdf |
| Apr 26 2008 |
NO MEETING |
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| May 2 2008 |
Group |
Roe, Montgomery & Hallet 2003. Orographic precipitation and the relief of mountain ranges. JGR 108(B6) 2315. 2003_Roeetal.pdf |
| May 9 2008 |
Chris Madden |
Anderson, 1990. Evolution of the Northern Santa Cruz Mountains by Advection of Crust Past a San Andreas Fault Bend. Science 249(4967) 397-401. 1990_Anderson_SantaCruzMountains.pdf |
| May 16 2008 |
Jay Noller |
Andrew L. Leier, Peter G. DeCelles and Jon D. Pelletier, Mountains, monsoons, and megafans Geology; April 2005; v. 33; no. 4; p. 289-292; DOI: 10.1130/G21228.1 2005_Leier_Mega fans.pdf |
| May 23 2008 |
John Clague, Simon Fraser University |
GSA Jahns Distinguished Lecturer: The Formation and Failure of Natural Dams  John_Clague.doc |
| May 30 2008 |
Andrew & Chris |
OSU Sichuan Earthquake Seminar: Densmore et al., 2007; Burchfiel, 2003 and Zhu et al., 2006. USGS details of May 12, 2008 7.9 magnitude quake 2007_Densmoreetal.pdf, 2003_Burchfiel_GPS_Geol.pdf, 2006_Zhuetal.pdf |
| Jun 6 2008 |
Anne & Gordon |
Landslide Dams & Sichuan Earthquake 2005_Daietal_geomorph.pdf |
