Geomorphology

  1. Mass Wasting and Slope Processes
    1. Hillslope Systems
      1. Slope Components
        1. Convex Slopes
          1. Straight Slopes
            1. Concave Slopes
            2. Slope Profile Development
              1. Slope Evolution Models
              2. Slope Stability Analysis
                1. Shear Strength Components
                  1. Shear Stress Factors
                    1. Factor of Safety
                      1. Slope Stability Equations
                      2. Controls on Mass Wasting
                        1. Water Effects
                          1. Pore Water Pressure
                            1. Saturation Effects
                              1. Groundwater Flow
                              2. Vegetation Influence
                                1. Root Reinforcement
                                  1. Canopy Interception
                                    1. Evapotranspiration
                                    2. Triggering Mechanisms
                                      1. Rainfall Events
                                        1. Earthquake Shaking
                                          1. Volcanic Activity
                                            1. Human Activities
                                              1. Freeze-Thaw Cycles
                                            2. Mass Wasting Classification
                                              1. Slow Mass Movements
                                                1. Soil Creep
                                                  1. Solifluction
                                                    1. Rock Creep
                                                    2. Rapid Mass Movements
                                                      1. Landslides
                                                        1. Rotational Slides
                                                          1. Translational Slides
                                                            1. Block Slides
                                                            2. Flows
                                                              1. Earthflows
                                                                1. Mudflows
                                                                  1. Debris Flows
                                                                    1. Debris Avalanches
                                                                      1. Hyperconcentrated Flows
                                                                      2. Falls
                                                                        1. Rockfalls
                                                                          1. Debris Falls
                                                                            1. Toppling Failures
                                                                            2. Complex Movements
                                                                              1. Slide-Flows
                                                                                1. Multiple Retrogressive Failures
                                                                            3. Mass Wasting Landforms
                                                                              1. Landslide Scarps
                                                                                1. Landslide Deposits
                                                                                  1. Debris Fans
                                                                                    1. Talus Slopes
                                                                                      1. Rock Glaciers

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