Géomorphologie tectonique

Structural geomorphology : role of plate tectonics in the relief formation at the Earth’s surface: structural relief of sedimentary basins, faults and folds, relief of cratons and old orogens, relief developed in volcanic areas. Cartographic vision of the principle sutructures based on comparison of topographic and geologic maps. Excursion in Belgium (south of Sambre-Meuse).

General overview of the influence of the structure and tectonics on relief formation at the surface of the Earth. Students should recognise structural reliefs on maps and in the field and to put them in a paleoclimatic context. An excursion report needs to be written.

Lectures (theorie) and classroom excercises

References, bibliography, and recommended reading

• Ahnert, F. (1996) Introduction to Geomorphology, John Wiley and Sons

• Allen, P. A. (1997) Earth Surface Processes, Blackwell Science Ltd.

• Anderson, R. S. & Anderson S. P. (2011) Geomorphology: the mechanics and chemistry of landscapes, Cambridge University Press

• Christopherson, R. W. (2005) Geosystems: An introduction to physical geography, Pearson prentice Hall

• Hamblin, W. K. & E. H. Christiansen (1995) Earth's Dynamic Systems, Eighth Edition, Prentice-Hall

• Newman, W. I. (2012) Continuum Mechanics in the Earth Sciences, Cambridge University Press

• Press, F. & R. Siever (1999) Understanding Earth, Second Edition, W. H. Freeman and Company

• Marshak, S. (Trad. Olivier Evrard), 2014, Terre, portrait d'une planète, de Boeck Université .

Contacts

Prof. Frank PATTYN Laboratoire de Glaciologie, Faculte des Sciences, CP 160/03 UNIVERSITE LIBRE DE BRUXELLES 50, avenue F.D. Roosevelt, B-1050 BRUXELLES Téléphone: 02 650 28 46 Télécopie: 02 650 22 26 Courriel : fpattyn@ulb.ac.be

Method(s) of evaluation

• Oral examination

Oral examination

Oral exam

Mark calculation method (including weighting of intermediary marks)

50% theory / 50% practicum

Language(s) of evaluation

• french