Introduction to Geomorphology

Form and Process

The landforms of Earth’s surface and the processes that form them connect and feed back into one another.

Landforms

Landforms are macro-scale basis of geomorphology; these are what we seek to explain and understand.

Process Domains

To better understand landscapes, we separate our conceptualization of landforms and the processes that form them into different “geomorphic process domains”.

Transport Laws

Once we break our conceptualization of the landscape into manageable and understandable chunks that link together to create a broader picture of landscape ev...