651-4134-01L Tectonic Geomorphology Field Course

Semester	Frühjahrssemester 2021
Dozierende	V. Picotti
Periodizität	jährlich wiederkehrende Veranstaltung
Lehrsprache	Englisch
Kommentar	Prerequisite: 651-4134-00L Tectonic Geomorphology (lecture) Priority is given to D-ERDW students. If space is available UZH Geography and Earth System Sciences students may attend this field course at full cost.

Kurzbeschreibung	Course covers the applications of tectonic geomorphology. Topics include the landscape response to an earthquake, use of fluvial terraces and other geomorphic markers to map uplift, topographic evolution over active structures and landscape evolution of active mountain ranges. Methods include field mapping and description of key outcrops.
Lernziel	To learn practical aspects of modern tectonic geomorphology. The field course will be combined with classroom and computer-based analysis to provide hands-on experience with geomorphic data, analysis and modelling techniques. We will work as a group to address the practical questions regarding evidence for recent deformation of the northern Apennines as an integrated field and modeling study. We will learn to use a variety of geomorphic and tectonic data to map uplift rates and patterns and use this to infer subsurface faulting kinematics.
Inhalt	Course includes a 9 day fieldtrip (in second half-semester) to be integrated with the lecture component. Students are invited to register for both components. Fieldtrip will involve collecting geologic and geomorphic field data from active structures in the Northern Apennines.
Literatur	Required Textbook: Tectonic Geomorphology, Burbank and Anderson, Blackwell.
Voraussetzungen / Besonderes	Although separated from the theory part for practical reasons, students have to register for both lecture and field course. Fieldtrip will be held during 1 week of the semester, typically in early May. Students registering for the course confirm having read and accepted the terms and conditions for excursions and field courses of D-ERDW Link Geography and Earth System Sciences students UZH may attend the lecture but will have to pay the full amount for this field course (no subsidies from UZH).