* Geomorphology is the field concerned with understanding the surface of the Earth and the processes by which it is shaped, both at the present as well as in the past.

Although Davis's theory is not entirely accurate, it was absolutely revolutionary and unique in its time and helped to modernize and create Geography subfield of Geomorphology.

Geomorphology ( from Greek: γῆ, ge, " earth "; μορφή, morfé, " form "; and λόγος, logos, " study ") is the scientific study of landforms and the processes that shape them.

Geomorphology is the study of how geological formations are responsible for the structure of a landscape.

* Hydrology, Geomorphology, and Flood Profiles -- ( full report is a PDF file )

One method by which he does this is by stripping the landscape bare, showing influence of Cotton's book Geomorphology of New Zealand, especially in works such as Takaka: Night and Day.

Geomorphology seeks to understand landform history and dynamics, and predict future changes through a combination of field observation, physical experiment, and numerical modeling ( Geomorphometry ).

with Honours in Geomorphology from Adelaide University while also studying climatology, geology, physical geography and German literature.

* William Morris Davis ( 1850 – 1934 ), father of American geography, founder of Geomorphology and developer of the geographical cycle theory.

Geomorphology as a field has several sub-fields that deal with the specific landforms of various environments e. g. desert geomorphology and fluvial geomorphology, however, these sub-fields are united by the core processes which cause them ; mainly tectonic or climatic processes.

* Ford, D. C., Williams, P., Karst Hydrogeology and Geomorphology, John Wiley and Sons Ltd., 2007, ISBN 978-0-470-84996-5

* Jennings, J. N., Karst Geomorphology, 2nd ed., Blackwell, 1985, ISBN 0-631-14032-8

The bulk of the work of William Morris Davis led to the development of a new branch of Physical Geography: Geomorphology whose contents until then did not differ from the rest of Geography.

), The Encyclopedia of Geomorphology, New York: Reinhold Book Corporation, 1968, pp. 956 – 957.

Geomorphology describes coves as precipitously walled and rounded cirque-like openings as in a valley extending into or down a mountainside, or in a hollow or nook of a cliff or steep mountainside.

( Editor ), 15th Annual Geomorphology Symposium.

* Hopley, D. ( 1982 ) The Geomorphology of the Great Barrier Reef-Quaternary Development of Coral Reefs.

* Franco Mantovania and Claudio Vita-Finzi, ' Neotectonics of the Vajont dam site ', Geomorphology, Vol.

* U. S. Bureau of Reclamation: Teton River Geomorphology and Hydraulics Report

Geomorphology of the lower Copper River, Alaska Geological Survey Professional Paper 1581.

* Curran, J. H., and McTeague, M. L., 2011, Geomorphology and bank erosion of the Matanuska River, southcentral Alaska: U. S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2011 – 5214, 52 p.

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