Brian--Climate and geomorphology（庐山野外讲座）.pptVIP

Climate and Geomorphology Brian Finlayson Department of Resource Management and Geography The University of Melbourne Australia and China: similarities differences Area Population Climate Topography History of settlement Climate K?ppen world map – source of map and data Topography Topography Hypsometric curves Climate U-shaped glaciated valley from the Lake District of England “U-shaped” valley - sandstones of central NSW Australia “U-shaped” valley - Lu Shan “U-shaped” valley - Lu Shan Debris flow depositsthe following pictures from Venezuela have been supplied by:Matthew C. LarsenActing Associate Director for WaterU.S. Geological Survey, 409 National CenterReston, VA 20192 Time scale and spatial scale So: Climate varies through time and produces different landforms and deposits Similar landforms and deposits can arise in different climates How much variation is there within a single area? Effects of aspect and elevation Effects of aspect and elevation Regional data and local data Elevation and temperature Surface temperature inversion Measuring local scale effects Measuring local scale effects Measured Mean January Temperature vs elevation for 22 sites in the King Valley Region. The lapse rate is 0.4°C per 100m and elevation explains 37% of the variance in MJT Mean January Temperature vs Elevation for 10 stations in north east Victoria. The lapse rate is 0.7°C per 100m and elevation explains 87% of the variance in MJT. Talk about the background to this map and why it is important to draw an up-to-date version. This is the first drawn since 1923. Use by modellers. Explain these and their relation to topography and sediment yield and draw an Australia-China version on the whiteboard. Talk about the background to this map and why it is important to draw an up-to-date version. This is the first drawn since 1923. Use by modellers. Go from here to discuss what these differences in climate mean for geom