Prepare an annotated bibliography on a classical theme in fluvial geomorphology. Choose one of the themes listed below, or pick another classic theme and get my approval before you start. For each theme I have listed two or three references to get you started. You should locate additional references to include in your bibliography. The additional references you add should be important references that support, contradict, expand or re-direct issues raised in the original papers. In most cases, the references you add will be newer than the ones I’ve provided, but you may find a paper or two that precedes the ones I’ve provided.

Your completed bibliography should contain complete bibliographic citations and annotations for five to six papers (journal articles, book chapters, or significant sections of books). The annotation for each paper should be a paragraph explaining the important ideas of the paper and how it relates to other works in the bibliography. The annotation should be a short analysis of the paper, not a summary or abstract (although it may necessarily include some summary of the content). The annotation should be no longer than ½ page (single-spaced) in length.

Research tools: For your information, I have posted my list of journals and research tools in geomorphology on the web. The research tools are abstracts and indexes that are useful in geomorphology, including on-line and hard-copy indexes. When researching the history of an idea, you should be aware that many on-line indexes only extend back to the 1980s. For this project, your most important tools will be Geographical Abstracts, GeoBase, GeoRef, and Science Citation Index.

Let me know the theme of your annotated bibliography by January 26. 

Concept of the graded stream:
Kesseli, J.E., 1941. The concept of the graded river. Journal of Geology 49: 561-588.
Mackin, H.E., 1948. Concept of the graded river. Bulletin of the Geological Society of America 59: 463-512.
Knox, J. C., 1975. Concept of the graded stream. In Melhorn, W.N., and Flemal, R.C., eds., Theories of Landform
     Development, p. 169-198.

Dynamic equilibrium, influence of lithology:
Hack, J.T., 1960. Interpretation of erosional topography in humid temperate regions. American Journal of Science
    258-A: 80-97.
Hack, J.T., 1975. Dynamic equilibrium and landscape evolution. In Melhorn, W.N., and Flemal, R.C., eds., Theories of
     Landform Development, p. 87-102.

Complex response, episodic behavior:
Schumm, S.A., 1973. Geomorphic thresholds and complex response of drainage systems. In Morisawa, M., ed.,
    Fluvial Geomorphology, p. 299-310.
Womack, W.R., and Schumm, S.A., 1977. Terraces of Douglas Creek, northwestern Colorado: an example of episodic
     erosion. Geology 5: 72-76.

Regime channels
Lane, E.W., 1935. Stable channels in erodible materials. Amer. Soc. Civil Engineers Transactions 63: 123-142.
Hey, R.D., and Thorne, C.R., 1986. Stable channels with mobile gravel beds. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering
    112: 671-689.

Hydraulic geometry:
Leopold, L.B., and Maddock, T. Jr., 1953. The hydraulic geometry of stream channels and some physiographic implications.
     U. S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 252.
Richards, K.S., 1976. Complex width-discharge relations in natural river sections. Bulletin of the Geological Society of
     America 87: 199-206.

Why rivers meander:
Leopold, L.B., and Wolman, M.G., 1960. River meanders. Bulletin of the Geological Society of America 71: 769-794.
Langbein, W.B., and Leopold, L.B., 1966, River meanders – theory of minimum variance, U.S. Geol. Surv. Prof. Paper
     422-H.
Keller, E.A., 1972. Development of alluvial stream channels: a five-stage model, Bulletin of the Geol. Soc. Amer.
    83: 1531-1536.

Channel patterns:
Leopold, L.B., and Wolman, M.G., 1957. River channel patterns: braided straight and meandering. U.S. Geological Survey
     Professional Paper 282-B.
Schumm, S.A., 1985. Patterns of alluvial rivers. Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences 13: 5-27.

The arroyo problem:
Rich, J.L., 1911. Recent stream trenching in the semi-arid portion of southwestern New Mexico, a result of removal of
    vegetation cover. American Journal of Science 32: 237-245.
Bryan, K., 1928. Historical evidence on changes in the channel of Rio Puerco, a tributary of the Rio Grande in New Mexico.
   Journal of Geology 36: 265-282; or
Bryan, K. 1941. Pre-Columbia agriculture in the Southwest as conditioned by periods of alluviation. Annals of the
        Association of American Geographers 31: 219-242.

Alluvial stratigraphy, Response to climatic change:
Daniels, R.B., Rubin, M., and Simonson, G.M., 1963. Alluvial chronology of the Thompson Creek watershed, Harrison
    County, Iowa. American Journal of Science 261: 473-487.
Knox, J.C., 1972. Valley alluviation in southwestern Wisconsin. Annals of the Association of American Geographers
    62: 401-410.

Response to land use change:
Happ, S.C., Rittenhouse, G., and Dobson,G.C., 1940. Some principles of accelerated stream and valley sedimentation. U.S.     Dept. of Agriculture Technical Bulletin 695.
Wolman, M.G., 1967. A cycle of sedimentation and erosion in urban river channels. Geografiska Annaler A 49: 385-395.
Davidson, D.A., 1980. Erosion in Greece during the first and second millenia BC. In Cullingford, R.A. and others, eds.,
    Timescales in Geomorphology, p. 143-158

or another classic theme of fluvial geomorphology (approved in advance by Pat McDowell)