Gilbert Club 1999 Lawrence Hall of Science U.C. Berkeley Sat., Dec. 18, 1999

Schedule

8:30 am        Coffee, pastries, fruit served
 

9:00 - 10:00

The case of the vanishing gravel: Sediment sorting in rivers, downstream fining, and the gravel-sand transition Rob Ferguson (Sheffield University)

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10:00-10:45    Intermission
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10:45-12:00

New constraints on landform evolution models and applications to interpreting basin response to climatic and tectonic perturbations Jon Pelletier (University of Arizona)

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12:00-1:30 pm    LUNCH
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1:30-2:30

Large-scale morphology of mountain belts: effects of uplift, strain, and climate Sean Willett (University of Washington)

 

2:30-3:30

Geomorphology and rehabilitation of mine sites: Some approaches, some challenges (or what are the essential properties of a landform) Garry Willgoose (University of Newcastle)

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3:30-4:00   Intermission
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4:00-5:30   POP UPS!!!  (short presentations by participants as the spirit moves them)
 

6:00 --         Pizza, beer and conversations at Bill Dietrich�s house.
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          Cost:      $ 30   ($ 20 for day only, $10 for dinner only)

Please email roering@geomorph.berkeley.edu with your planned attendance (day, night, or both)