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Links of Interest to Geomorphlist Users (Last updated 2007.01.09)

To request a link to be posted or updated, please email David Wilkins.

Upcoming Conferences/Workshops

BSG (formerly BGRG) Annual Conference, 4 - 6 July 2007, Birmingham, UK: Geomorphology - a 2020 Vision http://www.geomorphology.org.uk/ . NEW ABSTRACT DEADLINE - 26 January, 2007
2007 Inner Mongolia Meeting of COMLAND (International Geogrphical Union's Commission on Land Degradation and Desertification): International Workshop on Environmental Changes and Sustainable Development in Arid and Semi-arid Regions, Sept. 10-17, 2007. http://www.iggcas.ac.cn/iw07/index.htm
IAG/AIG Regional Conference on Geomorphology in Spitsbergen - Geodiversity of Polar Landforms - August 2-5, 2007. The First Circular for the conference is available for download here. The International Association of Geomorphologists (IAG/AIG) offers 2 grants of 1000 (one thousand) Euros each for YOUNG GEOMORPHOLOGISTS (preferably under 35 yrs old) from NON-EU EASTERN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES who are willing to take part in the Conference. Applications can be downloaded here and are due before 28 February, 2007.
IAG/AIG Carpatho-Balcan-Dinaric Regional Conference on Geomorphology, Pécs (Hungary), October 24-27, 2007. Deadline for submission of preliminary registration form is February 15, 2007.
11th International Symposium on the Interactions Between Sediments and Water, 17 - 22 February 2008, Esperance, Australia: http://www.iasws.org

Teaching resources (images and video clips)

Words of wisdom and caution on using web-sourced images (from Steven Kite, 2005/02/03)

"Finally a few important words of caution.

Assume that any class ppt (powerpoint) files or html files that you post will be discovered and indexed by a search engine. No matter how discrete your posting, any image you put up on the Internet is almost certain to show up in other's search engine output. Take care to include good reference information and proper attribution WHILE YOU COPY EACH IMAGE and import them into your presentations. This consideration not only covers legal issues and good manners, it also demonstrates to students the importance of citation of sources. I have tried to follow protocol and decorum in assembling my class presentations; however, a brief lapse in the heat of putting together a set of slides for an imminent lecture can lead to some embarrassing apologies later."

If any links are outdated or no longer active, please contact the webpage editor (dwilkins@boisestate.edu).

AGI - www.earthscienceworld.org/imagebank/index.html

USDA - http://plants.usda.gov/

Juneau Icefield Research Program (JIRP) - http://www.crevassezone.org

Lisa Wells - http://geoimages.berkeley.edu/GeoImages/Wells/wells.html

Paleomed (in French) - http://geophiles.net/paleomed/index.htm

AAG Geomorph Specialty Group (viewable over the IAG website) - http://www.geomorph.org/gt/gtgal.html

AAG Geomorph Specialty Group (Complete CD of images) - http://www.geomorph.org/gal/mslattery/cdrom.html#order

AAG Coastal and Marine Specialty Group (CD for ordering) http://www.homestead.com/aag_coma/files/cdrom.html

NASA Geomorphology from Space - http://daac.gsfc.nasa.gov/DAAC_DOCS/geomorphology/GEO_HOME_PAGE.html

USGS Volcanoes - http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/Products/Pglossary/pglossary.html

USGS Pinatubo - http://pubs.usgs.gov/pinatubo/punong1/index.html

U North Dakota volcano world volcano video clips - http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/movies/movie.html

US Forest Service bedload videos - http://www.stream.fs.fed.us/publications/videos.html

USDA Soils http://soils.usda.gov/teachers.html

U Idaho Soils http://soils.ag.uidaho.edu/soilorders/

French Periglacial Association (Association Française du Périglaciaire) http://www.univ-st-etienne.fr/afdp/

Geological Survey of Canada (GSC) "Landscapes of Canada" http://sts.gsc.nrcan.gc.ca/clf/landscapes.asp

British Geomorphological Research Group (BGRG) www.bgrg.org

Joseph Wheaton's links to rivers http://www.geog.soton.ac.uk/users/WheatonJ/JMW_rivers.asp

Journals, Books, and Publishers

Floating Islands: A Global Bibliography by Chet Van Duzer (Cantor Press, 2004, ISBN 0-9755424-0-0). http://www.cantorpress.com/floatingislands/

Bibliographic Databases

CGRG Bibliography of Canadian Geomorphology (from Dan Smith, U. Victoria)

Software/Tools

RiverTools - RiverTools is used by numerous hydrologists and geomorphologists around the world for both research and teaching. Many people use it in conjunction with ESRI GIS products. RiverTools 3.0 is now available for Windows, Mac OS X and Solaris and a demo version is available for download. For download instructions, please send e-mail to support@rivix.com. DEM formats supported by this version include SRTM, MOLA, SDTS, ASTER (GeoTIFF), netCDF, ARC Binary and many more. There is also an all-new, HTML-based help system. Academic discounts are available and a discount for version 2.4 users to upgrade to 3.0. You can learn more about RiverTools from our new website at: www.rivertools.com.

Digital Gravelometer - Digital Gravelometer enables you to measure unconsolidated gravel sediments rapidly and accurately from digital photographs. The software dramatically increases the productivity with which exposed gravels are sampled, obtaining size information with a similar accuracy and precision to that achieved using conventional techniques. Substantial academic and bulk purchase discounts are available. For further details, and to download a free 21-day evaluation version, visit sedimetrics.com.

Emriver - The Emriver model is a portable, moveable-bed river modeling system capable of simulating a wide range of fluvial processes. The two-meter-long stream table uses a particulate plastic media that is density-scaled, allowing construction of channels with a full compliment of fluvial features, including several meander bends. Used by river scientists and managers for education and research, the model is designed for both laboratory and field settings. It is also a powerful tool for river conservation advocates who need to demonstrate non-intuitive processes like incision and headcutting to lay audiences. A full description of the Emriver model, including short videos, can be seen at www.emriver.com .

Miscellaneous

Dan Smith's Canadian Joblist (Canadian Association of Geographers)
Childs Glacier Productions - offers a 25 percent discount on the price of its series of DVDs showing glacier calving in Alaska. The DVDs include useful footage for teaching some aspects of glacial processes. For more information contact michael@childsglacier.com or visit the Childs Glacier website at: http://www.childsglacier.com/geography/ which includes descriptions of the DVDs, sample moviesand ordering information.
Erosion Modeling.pdf (the file is 3.64 mb). Full citation: Summer, W. and Walling, D.E., eds., 2002. Modeling erosion, sediment transport and sediment yield: a contribution to IHP-V Projects 2.1 and 6.2. IHP-VI Technical Documents in Hydrology, no. 60. UNESCO, Paris. 264 p.

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