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.
email Sarah to get on our weekly reminder list or sign up to present
Willet, S. 1999 Orogeny and orography: the effects of erosion on the structure of mountain belts, JGR 104: 28957-28981.
Luo, W. and Stepinski, T. Identification of geologic contrasts from landscape dissection pattern: An application to the Cascade Range, Oregon, USA, in press. Geomorphology.
Roe, Montgomery & Hallet 2003. Orographic precipitation and the relief of mountain ranges. JGR 108(B6) 2315.
Anderson, 1990. Evolution of the Northern Santa Cruz Mountains by Advection of Crust Past a San Andreas Fault Bend. Science 249(4967) 397-401.
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
GSA Jahns Distinguished Lecturer: The Formation and Failure of Natural Dams
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
Landslide Dams & Sichuan Earthquake