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geomorphology

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[ US /ˌdʒiəˌmɔɹˈfɑɫədʒi/ ]
[ UK /d‍ʒˌiːə‍ʊmɔːfˈɒləd‍ʒi/ ]
NOUN
  1. the branch of geology that studies the characteristics and configuration and evolution of rocks and land forms

How To Use geomorphology In A Sentence

  • Steep and antithetic platy structure of rock mass and geomorphology of the longitudinal valley in the dam site area cause wide-range toppling deformation on the cross-strait slope.
  • The geomorphology of the sabkha setting can be evaluated with reference to the cross-section of the Black Reef Formation.
  • Professional geologists and amateur rock hunters flocked to the White Mountains, regarded as a superb site for the study of geomorphology.
  • The erosion - transport - deposit of weathering sediment is one of the important process of geomorphology development.
  • Geomorphology has now achieved full stature as a branch of geology.
  • Steep and antithetic platy structure of rock mass and geomorphology of the longitudinal valley in the dam site area cause wide-range toppling deformation on the cross-strait slope.
  • The Zagros is an example of a young and active orogenic belt where geomorphology and seismicity provide invaluable constraints on the style of deformation, in ways not possible with ancient, inactive orogens.
  • Until this occurs, there can be few spectacular advances such as those achieved recently in fluvial and slope geomorphology.
  • Lori's primary research interests include aeolian geomorphology -- how wind shapes a planetary surface -- for both Mars and the Earth, recent and ongoing climate changes, and the mobility of wind-blown sand and dust. SETI Institute: Life at the SETI Institute: Lori Fenton -- Sand Seas of the Solar System
  • Physical Geography itself can be divided into five main sub-fields: climatology, geomorphology, pedology, biogeography, and hydrology. Physical geography
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