Suggested Citation: "7 Tectonic Geomorphology of Escarpments and Mountain Fronts." National Research Council. 1986. Active Tectonics: Impact on Society. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.

Sonoma Creek falls out of Sugarloaf State Park, wanders across the Valley floor and slides down the narrow canyon framing ...

THE increasing use of the word ‘geomorphology’ may be regarded as symptomatic of the emancipation of the science from parental control; for as a hybrid science, the offspring of geology and geography, ...

This class studies the surface of the Earth and the processes which shape physical environments. Landscapes reflect the underlying geologic and erosional histories, both of which are affected by ...

Sinkholes, often dramatic manifestations of karst geomorphology, result from the dissolution of soluble rock, such as limestone, dolomite, or evaporites, by naturally acidic groundwater. This process ...