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31600-01 - Praktikum: Physical Geography: Experimental Geomorphology (4 KP)
| Semester | Frühjahrsemester 2015 |
| Angebotsmuster | unregelmässig |
| Dozierende |
Philip Greenwood (philip.greenwood@unibas.ch)
Nikolaus J. Kuhn (nikolaus.kuhn@unibas.ch, BeurteilerIn) |
| Inhalt | Soil erosion is increasingly seen as a significant process capable of moving substances as part of local, regional and global biogeochemical cycles. However, our understanding of erosion processes, and accordingly, their representation in erosion models, are limited to the assessment of established topics, such as field-scale erosion risks and catchment sediment delivery. More specific questions, such as those relating to protection soils with geotextiles or the effect of hillslope topography, largely remain unanswered. To improve our understanding detailed process studies are required. A key issue for improving erosion risk assessment is a shift from a stochastic and monitoring-based tests to a process-based analysis of surface processes and their reaction to land use and climate change. This course on experimental Geomorphology offers students the opportunity to conduct soil erosions experiments in the new Planetary Surface Processes Laboratory of the University of Basel. The experiments aim at measuring, and explaining the effect of grazing and geo-engineering, on erosion and soil eco-hydrology. |
| Literatur | AGASSI, M. [Ed.](1996): Soil Erosion, Conservation, and Rehabilitation. Marcel Dekker Inc., New York, 204 p. SEEGER, M., QUINTON, J. & KUHN, N.K. [Eds.] (2012): Experiments in Earth surface process research. CATENA 91, special issue: 1-104. |
| Bemerkungen | Kontakt: Nikolaus.Kuhn@unibas.ch & Philip.Greenwood@unibas.ch |
| Weblink | Physiogeographie und Umweltwandel |
| Anmeldung zur Lehrveranstaltung | via ADAM ab Donnerstag, 4. Dezmber, 20:00 Uhr - https://adam.unibas.ch/goto_adam_crs_159595.html begrenzte Teilnehmerzahl |
| Unterrichtssprache | Englisch |
| Einsatz digitaler Medien | kein spezifischer Einsatz |
| Intervall | Wochentag | Zeit | Raum |
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| Module |
Modul Geography (Master Geowissenschaften) |
| Prüfung | Lehrveranst.-begleitend |
| Hinweise zur Prüfung | Students will be expected to participate actively in the erosion experiments, laboratory analyses of sediment samples, interpret the subsequent data, and prepare a final group report of ten to 15 pages (ca. 3,000 words), including a review of the available literature. |
| An-/Abmeldung zur Prüfung | Anmelden: Belegen; Abmelden: Dozierende |
| Wiederholungsprüfung | keine Wiederholungsprüfung |
| Skala | 1-6 0,5 |
| Belegen bei Nichtbestehen | beliebig wiederholbar |
| Zuständige Fakultät | Philosophisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät, studiendekanat-philnat@unibas.ch |
| Anbietende Organisationseinheit | Geowissenschaften |