GEOG2031-1 : Geomorphology Data Acquisition

Study Programmes 2015-2016

GEOG2031-1

Geomorphology Data Acquisition

Geomorphological Survey
Geomorphological Dynamic

Duration :

Geomorphological Survey : 15h Pr, 4d FW
Geomorphological Dynamic : 15h Th, 15h Pr, 1d FW

Number of credits :

Master in geography : climatology (120 ECTS)		10

Lecturer :

Geomorphological Survey : Collégialité, Geoffrey Houbrechts, Aurelia Hubert
Geomorphological Dynamic : Collégialité, Eric Hallot, Geoffrey Houbrechts, François Petit

Coordinator :

François Petit

Language(s) of instruction :

French language

Organisation and examination :

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Course contents :

Geomorphological Survey

The aims of the course is for the student to get practical training in the field.

Geomorphological Dynamic

This course is organized in a series of seminars and practical field works. Are considered the various techniques of boring with practical applications on the field (in floodplains, peat bogs, lake deposits ...); geomorphological survey and critical analyzes of different geomorphological maps; electric survey (theory, field applications and analyze of results); field techniques of sedimentological analyses of pebbly deposits (rivers, scree ..); measure of rivers discharge (various types of stream gauging); fields constraints and necessities in the uses of the cosmogenic isotopes; use of the GPS in geomorphology (for example in the case of the landslides).

Learning outcomes of the course :

Geomorphological Survey

Enhancing the student observation capability regarding a geomorphological landscape;
Enhancing the student description capability of landforms and deposits in the field;
Capability to do geomorphic mapping at the relevant scale and to adapt charting standards to the studied site;
Capability to choose and apply field techniques, description and sampling in the field;
Capability to analyze field data and to do a synthetic geomorphological interpretation;
Capability to write a synthetic field report and to present the obtained results

Geomorphological Dynamic

To familiarize the students with the various field and laboratory techniques used in geomorphology

Prerequisite knowledge and skills :

Geomorphological Survey

Prérequis: cours de géologie générale (2e bac géogr.), d'introduction à la géomorphologie (2e bac géogr.), de géologie du Quaternaire (2e bac géogr.), de géomorphologie fluviatile (3e bac, 1er master géogr.), de géomorphologie climatique (1er master géogr.), de morphotectonique et volcanisme (1er master géogr.), de géomorphologie littorale (1er master géogr.), de méthodes d'étude des dépôts continentaux (1er master géogr.), de "séminaires" (1er master géogr.)
Corequis: cours de géomorphologie dynamique (2e master géogr.), de sédimentologie (X master géogr.)

Geomorphological Dynamic

Good knowledge of the general geomorphology

Planned learning activities and teaching methods :

Geomorphological Dynamic

See above « general outline of the course »

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :

Geomorphological Survey

Field work

Geomorphological Dynamic

Collegial course in the form of seminars and practical works