Tutorial Overview:  'Fluvial Geomorphology '
A web based learning resource for level 2/3 undergraduates which includes over 150 colour images; time lapse aerial photography and VR panoramas. Each topic and sub-topic concludes with essential and further reading which is graded according to level of readability. Each topic also has assessment questions at the end.
Tutorial Contents Tutorial Map Introduction to module: Read this First Instructions on How to Proceed 1. Introduction to Hydrology 1.1 Introduction to Catchment Systems 1.2 Inputs, Transfers & Storage 1.3 Water Pathways through a Drainage Basin 1.4 Measuring Streamflow 1.5 Unit 1: Assessment 2. Hydraulics, Erosion and Sediment Transport in Rivers 2.1 Flood Hydrographs 2.2 Erosion Processes (VR Panorama) 2.3 Transport Processes 2.4 Deposition Processes 2.5 Unit 2: Assessment 3. River Channel Adjustment 3.1 Long profile 3.2 Cross-section 3.3 Planform (time lapse movie) 3.4 Dynamic equilibrium 3.5 Unit 3: Assessment 4. River Management 4.1 Flooding and river regulation 4.2 River quality 4.3 Climate & land use change 4.4 Managing the fluvial environment (VR Panorama) 4.5 Unit 4: Assessment 5. Arctic and Alpine Rivers 5.1 Svalbard 5.2 Greenland 5.3 Rockies 5.4 European Alps 6. Field Techniques 6.1 Estimating velocity and discharge 6.2 Channel survey 6.3 Sediment analysis Panorama1 Panorama2   Downloads This tutorial can be downloaded as one Zip file containing the source material. The download link is below. Please note: the tutorials are intended to be used online and this download facility is provided only so that you can examine and re-use the source material. If you only wish to use the tutorial on your computer, you do not need to download it first. Bundled tutorial (32mb Zip Archive) Case Study and Image Logs Download the case-study of the author's experiences in creating this tutorial: Author's Case-Study (28k MS-Word Document) Download image logs describing the life cycle of images in this tutorial: Image Logs (47k MS-Excel Spreadsheet) Details Author: Dr Tim Stott Subject Area (broad): Geography Subject Area (specific): Fluvial Geomorphology; hydrology; river hydraulics; erosion; transport; sedimentation; channel change; river management; arctic and alpine rivers; field techniques. Resource Types Included: CAL package, Dataset, Self-assessment Audience: Level 2/3 undergraduate Interactivity Type: Mixed Interactivity Level:                Low Rights: All images and resources in the FILTER database are protected by United Kingdom and international copyright laws and may not be used, other than for non-profit, educational purpose, without the express permission of FILTER.