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GEOL 108 - Crises of a Planet Lab 8 - Rivers and Flooding

GEOL 108 - Crises of a Planet Lab 8 - Rivers and Flooding. Oct. 23 - 26 , 2012. Department of Earth Sciences. SURVEY RESULTS. SURVEY RESULTS | 2. Department of Earth Sciences. SURVEY RESULTS.

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GEOL 108 - Crises of a Planet Lab 8 - Rivers and Flooding

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  1. GEOL 108 - Crises of a PlanetLab 8 - Rivers and Flooding • Oct. 23- 26, 2012 Department of Earth Sciences

  2. SURVEY RESULTS SURVEY RESULTS | 2 Department of Earth Sciences

  3. SURVEY RESULTS “Other” included Ziggy Marley, Gangnam Style, Spice girlsss, ROCK and roll (get it?), House, Queen, Dubstep.. not, and Metal. SURVEY RESULTS | 3 Department of Earth Sciences

  4. SURVEY RESULTS Most popular animals were lion and tiger. Unusual answers included Mick Jagger and a liger. SURVEY RESULTS | 4 Department of Earth Sciences

  5. QUIZ 6 REVIEW Describe the two ways in which fire can enhance the probability of mass wasting. What was the non-porous wood board an analog for in the sand experiment? How do small amounts of water affect slope stability when compared to large amounts of water? Bonus: What two elements is steel usually made of? http://clearscience.tumblr.com/ REVIEW | 5 Department of Earth Sciences

  6. LAB 8- RIVERS AND FLOODING Plitvička RIVERS AND FLOODING | 6 Department of Earth Sciences

  7. STREAM GENESIS Time 1 Time 2 Time 3 • RIVERS AND FLOODING • | 7 Department of Earth Sciences

  8. STREAM TYPES • Meandering Braided http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Rio-cauto-cuba.JPG http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Waimakariri01_gobeirne.jpg • RIVERS AND FLOODING • | 8 Department of Earth Sciences

  9. STREAM EVOLUTION • Point bars • Cut banks • Creation of • oxbow lakes • RIVERS AND FLOODING • | 9 Department of Earth Sciences

  10. STREAM EVOLUTION • Stream paths move naturally over time • Sometimes at odds with modern settlements • RIVERS AND FLOODING • | 10 Department of Earth Sciences

  11. FLOODS • Floods are a natural process • Floods add nutrients to soil • RIVERS AND FLOODING • | 11 Department of Earth Sciences

  12. FLOODS • RIVERS AND FLOODING • | 12 Department of Earth Sciences

  13. FLOODS • Levee and earthen dam failure • RIVERS AND FLOODING • | 13 Department of Earth Sciences

  14. FLOODS • Leaking weakens reservoirs • Example: Taum Sauk Reservoir in Missouri National Agriculture Imagery Program (NAIP), USDA • RIVERS AND FLOODING • | 14 Department of Earth Sciences

  15. FLOODS • Taum Sauk Reservoir failed, more than a billion gallons emptied in 30 minutes • RIVERS AND FLOODING • | 15 Department of Earth Sciences

  16. Baldwin Hill ReservoirFailure, 1963 Sanders et al., 2010 • RIVERS AND FLOODING • | 16 Department of Earth Sciences

  17. Baldwin Hill ReservoirFailure, 1963 Sanders et al., 2010 • RIVERS AND FLOODING • | 17 Department of Earth Sciences

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