Unit #3 Streams / Mass Wasting / Mass Movement

Unit #3 Streams / Mass Wasting / Mass Movement

modified and adapted to HTML from lecture notes of Prof. Stephen A. Nelson Tulane University

Extreme Flooding Case Study Contents...

Streams...
Geometry and Dynamics of Stream Channels
Base Level
Velocity
Discharge
Load
Bed Load
Dissolved Load
Changes Downstream
Channel Patterns
Straight Channels
Meandering Channels
Braided Channels
Erosion by Streams
Stream Deposits
Terraces
Alluvial Fans
Deltas
Drainage Systems
Stream Order
Drainage Patterns

Mass Wasting...
Gravity
The Role of Water
Mass-Wasting Processes
Slumps
Rockfall and Debris Falls
Sediment Flows
Slurry Flows
Solifuction
Granular Flows
Mass-Wasting in Cold Climates
Triggering of Mass-Wasting Events
Exceptional Precipitation
Volcanic Eruptions
Submarine Slope Failures

Mass Wasting Human Impacts

Mass Movement...
Landslides
Soil Creep
Debris Flow
Mud flows and Lahars
Solifluction
Rock Falls and Rock Slides
Resources

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