Geomorphic Research

Geomorphic research focuses on understanding the processes that shape the Earth's surface and create its landforms.

Laboratory experiments are not commonly used in geomorphic research because the processes that shape the Earth's surface are typically too large and complex to be replicated in a laboratory setting.

Deflation is the process by which wind erodes and transports sediment. It occurs when the wind picks up loose sediment and carries it away.

Erosion is the process by which sediment is worn away and transported by wind, water, or ice. It is not a type of mass wasting, which is the movement of large amounts of sediment down a slope.

Corrasion is the process by which water erodes and transports sediment. It occurs when water picks up loose sediment and carries it away.

Dunes are not fluvial landforms. They are aeolian landforms, which are formed by the wind.

Plucking is the process by which glaciers erode and transport sediment. It occurs when glaciers freeze onto loose sediment and carry it away.

Sand dunes are not glacial landforms. They are aeolian landforms, which are formed by the wind.

Longshore drift is the process by which waves erode and transport sediment. It occurs when waves strike the shore at an angle and carry sediment along the coast.

Dunes are not coastal landforms. They are aeolian landforms, which are formed by the wind.

Solution is the process by which groundwater dissolves and transports rock. It occurs when water picks up minerals from the rock and carries them away.

Dunes are not karst landforms. They are aeolian landforms, which are formed by the wind.

Eruption is the process by which volcanoes erupt and deposit material on the Earth's surface. It occurs when magma rises from the Earth's interior and is expelled onto the surface.

Dunes are not volcanic landforms. They are aeolian landforms, which are formed by the wind.

Anthropogenic modification is the process by which humans modify the Earth's surface. It occurs when humans build structures, roads, and other features that alter the landscape.