Abstract: Sediment erosion, transport and deposition by rivers and turbidity currents are key processes responsible for shaping large areas of Earth’s natural landscape and seascape. Similar resurfacing of other planetary surfaces by liquids associated with a volatile cycle is also inferred for other planetary bodies in the solar system, including Mars and Titan. This talk will examine suspended-load-dominated flows in…
Month: September 2018
!!!NOTE DATE CHANGE!!!!: ****LECTURE****: 19th DECEMBER – Dr. Emma Tomlinson (TCD) on “Tephra! Linking Neanderthals to Magma Chambers” ****MEMBERS’ NIGHT****: December TBC ****LECTURE****: January 2019 TBC – Niall Reenan on IT in Geology ****LECTURE****: 30th January 2019 – Paul Rondelez (UCC) on “iron working in late medieval Ireland” ****LECTURE****: 1st May 2019 – Maria McNamara (UCC) ****LECTURE****: Autumn/Winter 2019 – Rachel…
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Life on the Rocks – with a focus on the South Connemara Group and the Connemara Granites. Saturday 15th SEPTEMBER and Sunday 16th SEPTEMBER 2018 Leaders: Maria CULLEN, Howard FOX & Dr Quentin CROWLEY ACCOMMODATION Carna Bay Hotel, Wild Atlantic Way, CARNA – Contact (095) 32255 The hotel is busy and guest rooms will need to be booked promptly. Some…
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