Geomorphic principles and processes, Concept of cycle of erosion; fluvial, aeolian, coastal, karst and glacial landscapes, methods of analysis of landforms, slopes and drainage, morphometry, terrain classification, Fluvial geomorphology, Arid Zone geomorphology, Geomorphology in coastal zones,
Sedimentary Facies and sedimentary environments, Walther’s law of Facies and Application.
Sedimentary cycles and cyclotherms, Textural and mineralogical maturity of clastic rocks. Ancient sedimentary environments; transport and structures; sequence stratigraphy. Calcretes, Bioturbation and ichnofacies. |
Text/ Reference Books:
- Dale F. Ritter, R. Craig Kochel, Jerry R. Miller, Process Geomorphology: Waveland Pr Inc.
- Robert S. Anderson & Suzanne P. Anderson, Geomorphology: The Mechanics and Chemistry of Landscapes, Cambridge University Press.
- Maurice Tucker, Sedimentary Petrology, Wiley-Blackwell.
- Harold G. Reading, Sedimentary Environments: Processes, Facies and Stratigraphy, Wiley-Blackwell.
- D. R. Prothero & Fred Schwab, W. H. Freeman, Sedimentary Geology, Wiley-Blackwell.
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