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Welcome to GVN75B: Glacial landforms and sediments

We will set up a zoom per week. The zoom will be open each day 9-15, but note that certain days we actually begin at 10 or 11. Here is the zoom for week 46 (9-13/11)

Topic: Glacial Landforms and Sediments Week 46
Time: Nov 9, 2020 09:00 Stockholm
Every day, until Nov 13, 2020, 5 occurrence(s)
Nov 9, 2020 09:00
Nov 10, 2020 09:00
Nov 11, 2020 09:00
Nov 12, 2020 09:00
Nov 13, 2020 09:00
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Daily: https://gu-se.zoom.us/meeting/u5cuc-CqrjwjE9x5mjo0EDkM2Nsvn8ETwwRI/ics?icsToken=98tyKu-rrT8jGNSSuRCPR_MqA4-gXerziGZEj_pFyRLvDHB2RgjbZMxRJLwnNezH

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7,5 credits, fall 20

• This course is a master’s level course in which we take a deeper look into a variety of glacial landforms (especially) and sediments.
• Because glacial landforms and sediments are studied worldwide by geologists and physical geographers, this course is meant to apply to students in both of those disciplines.
• It is assumed that most of the landforms and sediments associated with glaciers have been mentioned in earlier classes. Please check Benn&Evans or otyher sources to familiarize yourself.
• Supported by a few lectures, the main part of the course will include
  • 5 seminars concerning specified landforms
  • 1 group mapping project
  • 1 presentation from each student on a landform or sediment of their choice
  • (there is no tenta)
• The grade (U, G or VG) will be determined by the level of participation in each event. If any of the parts of the course are missed, you will receive a U. Participation in all events will earn you a G. To get VG (80% grade level), you need to show evidence of
  • In-depth reading and quality presentation of articles for seminars
  • Active participation (asking questions; engaging in discussion) in the seminars
  • Quality of landform/sediment presentation
  • Quality of mapping project
• It is required that the student have access to Glaciers and Glaciation, Benn & Evans, which is an exceptional resource. This will give you important background as well as literature for each landform.
• The course emphasizes the processes that produce landforms and sediment. In this sense, it does not include Quaternary history, glacial of Sweden, paleoclimate, etc. even though all of these are related to landforms and sedimenmt

LANDFORM SEMINARS

4-5 seminars will be presented on landforms. These will cover

• Ribbed moraine (Mark)
• The Paleic surface of Norway and the efficacy of glacial erosion (Jakob)
• End moraines (Mark and Jakob)
• Glaciofluvial corridors and eskers (Mark)
• ??

Each LANDFORM SEMINAR will begin with a ppt introduction from Jakob and Mark. 4-6 papers will be assigned for each topic.

Students will be required to (1) read all the papers and (2) present one of the papers. On the second day after the intro, we will have a seminar.

• Each paper will be summarized by the student assigned to it.
• All students are expected to discuss and ask questions on each paper.
• At the end of each seminar, the students will collectively compose a bulleted summary of the geomorphology, composition, genesis and significance of the landform studied.

LANDFORM PROJECT

(to be filled out later)

LANDFORM/SEDIMENT PRESENTATION

On the final day of class, each student will give a 25 minute PPT presentation on a landform or sediment of their choice. Benn&Evans will be a good basis for a start, but you are asked to include at least 8 papers that you have found to be important for this subject.

Schedule

Course Syllabus

Literature

Kontakt/E-post:

Kursledare: Mark Johnson

 Studievägledare: Emily Whitehurst Zack

Kursadministratör:  Eugenia Andersson

Utbildningsansvarig: Johan Hogmalm  

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