ESS 230: Rivers and Beaches

source to sinkIntroduction 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.

 

Lecture: M W F 1:30-2:20
Johnson Hall 075

Lab: W 2:30-3:20
Johnson Hall 111

 

Instructor
David Montgomery
dave@ess.washington.edu
Johnson Hall 341

Instructor
Chuck Nittrouer
nittroue@ocean.washington.edu
Marine Sciences Building 111B

General Course Information

Note: This page contains files from earlier years, but is being updated for 2009

Lectures (Powerpoint files)

  • Source to Sink 2009  .PPT or .PDF
  • Mountains: Weathering 2007  .PPT or .PDF
  • Soils 2009  .PPT
  • Erosion 2009  .PPT
  • Materials and Sediments 2009  .PPT
  • Beyond the Beach 2009   .PPT
  • The Floor of Puget Sound 2009  .PPT
  • Marine Sedimentation 2009   .PPT
  • Estuaries and Deltas 2009   .PPT
  • Alluvial Rivers 2009  .PPT
  • Bedrock Rivers 2009  .PPT
  • Floodplain and River Response 2009  .PPT
  • River Restoration 2009  .PPT
  • Human Impacts on Rivers 2009  .PPT
  • Human Impacts on Estuaries and Deltas 2009  .PPT
  • Beaches: Part 1 2009  .PPT
  • Beaches: Part 2 2009  .PPT
  • Washington Beaches 2009  .PPT
  • King of Fish: The Thousand-year Run of Salmon 2009  .PPT
  • Dirt: Erosion of Civilizations 2009  .PPT

Exam Preparation

  • Midterm Example Questions (PPT) or (PDF)
  • Example Questions, Final Exam 2009 (PPT)

Field Trips/Labs

Course Reserves