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| GEOG0204-2 | Geomorphology and hydrography
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| Duration : | 30h Th, 30h Pr |
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| Lecturer : | François Petit |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the second semester |
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Course contents :
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| 1) Rivers: the hydraulics and mechanics of open channel flow, sediment transport processes, falls and bedrock-channels; channel gradient and the long profile, incised and entrenched meanders; meandering river channels and floodplains, braided and anastomosed channels, alluvial fan model and deltas; river channel changes : adjustments of equilibrium, terraces; captures; networks and drainage patterns, antecedent rivers, surimposed rivers
2) Mass movements and hillslopes processes: rockfall avalanche, landslides, rock glacier, mudflow, creep and solifluction; rainsplash, sheet-wash and rill formation, the equation of Wischmeier.
3) Karst geomorphology and hydrology : dissolution chemical of the karst rocks, karst hydrology and karst drainage system, cave system and cave interior deposits, karst landform and landscape, the influence of climate on karst development.
4) The components of landforms, great units of the relief, peneplanation, peneplains in Belgium. |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| To study the large mechanisms of the geomorphology : evolution of the landforms (forms and processes), karstic phenomena, mass movements and catchment denudation and the main topic, the rivers :erosion and sediment transport processes, rivers pattern, evolution of the valleys (terraces, captures, antecedence, surimposition). |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| Course of Geology |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| Practical works are based on analyses of topographic maps and aerial photographs, about karstic landscapes, incised meanders, meanders in floodplains, captures and terraces. |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Rivers (15h).
Mass movement (6h).
Karst geomorphology (6h).
Landforms, tectonic movements and cycle of erosion (3h). |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Les Rivières : 135 pages + dossier de lecture - Les agents de transport en masse : 44 pages
Les phénomènes karstiques : 21 pages - Mouvements tectoniques, cycle d'érosion : 19 pages
Ouvrages de référence :
- Amat, J-P., Dorize,L. & Le Coeur, C. 1996 : Eléments de Géographie physique. Bréal, Paris, 416 p.
- Bravard, J.P. & Petit, F. 1997 : Les cours d'eau : dynamique du système fluvial. Coll. U, A. Colin, Paris, 222 p.
- Coque, R. 1977 : Géomorphologie. Coll. U, A. Colin, Paris, 430 p.
- Derruau, M. 1994 : Les formes du relief terrestre. Masson, Paris, 115 p.
- Hugget R.J. 2003 : Fundamentals of Geomorphology. Routledge Fundamentals of Physical Geography, Routledge, London, 386 p.
- Tricart, J. 1977 : Précis de Géomorphologie. Sedes, Paris, 345 p.
Syllabus and copy of power point slides are available. Papers are accessible by ORBI |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Theoretical course: oral examination.
Practical works: written examination |
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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Contacts :
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| Département de Géographie, Institut de Géographie, Bât. B11, 4000 Liège 1 (Sart Tilman)
Secrétariat du Département : +32(0)4/366.54.78 - Fax : +32(0)4/366.57.22
François PETIT : Tél. : +32(0)4/366.52.68 - e-mail : Francois.Petit@ulg.ac.be |
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