Internal Forces and Climate
I. Introduction
I. Introduction Erosion rate: 14 cm per 1000 years
I. Introduction Erosion rate: 4 cm per 1000 years, or 0.000131 ft/yr Rate x Time = Distance
I. Introduction Erosion rate: 4 cm per 1000 years, or 0.000131 ft/yr Rate x Time = Distance .000131 ft * Time = 20,000 ft yr Time = ???
I. Introduction Erosion rate: 4 cm per 1000 years, or 0.000131 ft/yr Rate x Time = Distance .000131 ft * Time = 20,000 ft yr Time = 152 million years
I. Introduction Erosion rate: 4 cm per 1000 years, or 0.000131 ft/yr Rate x Time = Distance .000131 ft * Time = 20,000 ft yr Time = 152 million years
II. The endogenic effect A. Overview
II. The endogenic effect “The difference between the two masses represent a balance in endogenic mechanics” A. Overview
Archimede’s Principle: An object is immersed in a fluid is buoyed up by a force equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by the object.
II. The endogenic effect Epeirogeny “uplift or depression on a regional scale, with minimal disruption of original rock structure” e.g.: isostacy
C. Orogeny and Tectonic Geomorphology
D. Volcanism
Two overlying controls: Silicon content of magma Temperature of magma D. Volcanism Two overlying controls: Silicon content of magma Temperature of magma
1. Lava Plains and Plateaus D. Volcanism 1. Lava Plains and Plateaus
Lava Plains and Plateaus 2. Shield Volcanoes D. Volcanism Lava Plains and Plateaus 2. Shield Volcanoes
Shield volcanoes Tall volcanoes –3 or 4 miles tall Wide base – Diameter of ten of miles
Mauna Loa, HI
Mauna Loa, HI
Lava Plains and Plateaus Shield Volcanoes 3. Cindercone Volcanoes D. Volcanism Lava Plains and Plateaus Shield Volcanoes 3. Cindercone Volcanoes
Cinder cones Short, narrow cone, Steep sides Violent eruptions
Lassen Volcanic National Park, CA
Lassen Volcanic National Park, CA
D. Volcanism Lava Plains and Plateaus Shield Volcanoes Cindercone Volcanoes 4. Composite Volcanoes
Composite or stratovolcanoes – Tall volcanoes – 1 to 2 miles high Violent eruptions
Mayon Volcano, Phillippines
Mt. St. Helens, WA
III. Climatic Geomorphology A. Overview “Examine the relationship between landforms and climate”
CLIMATE-PROCESS SYSTEM
MORPHOGENETIC SYSTEM
III. Climatic Geomorphology Overview Geomorphic Response “response time”
III. Climatic Geomorphology Overview Geomorphic Response “response time”
Milankovitch Cycles – Eccentricity Precession (wobble) Tilt
400,000 years of change Note how climate slowly cools going into a glacial period. Then rapidly warms at the end. But quickly starts cooling again.
Will There Be Another Glaciation? Are we living in an interglacial (will ice return)? Very likely. Interglacials last ~10,000 years. It has been ~11,000 years since the last deglaciation. A cool period (1300–1850) resulted in the Little Ice Age.