ESS 230: Rivers and Beaches
Introduction to Earth surface environments, the processes that shape them, how humans affect them and are affected by them. Weekend field trips examine mountains, rivers, deltas/estuaries, beaches, and environments beyond. Focus on linkages between these environments to illustrate coupling between landscapes and seascapes.
General Course Information
Lectures (Powerpoint files)
Field Trips/Labs
Course Reserves
- Library Reserve Instructions (Powerpoint file)
- "Ocean Basins" from Oceanography, M.G. Gross, Prentice Hall (PDF)
- "River Deltas" from The Coast of Puget Sound, J.P. Downing, Puget Sound Books (PDF)
- "Sediments" from Oceanography, M.G. Gross, Prentice Hall (PDF)
- "The Estuarine Environment" from The World Ocean, W.A. Anikouchine and R.W. Sternberg, Prentice-Hall (PDF)
- "River Deltas" from Coasts, R.A. Davis, Prentice-Hall (PDF)
- "Inshore Oceanography," from The World Ocean, Anikouchine and Sternberg, Prentice-Hall (PDF)