ESS 230: Rivers and Beaches

Fall 2013 (3/5 CREDITS)

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 75

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

 

Instructor
David Montgomery
dave@ess.washington.edu
Phone: 685-2560
Johnson Hall 341

Instructor
Chuck Nittrouer
nittroue@ocean.washington.edu
Phone: 543-5099
Marine Sciences Building 111B

 

Teaching Assistant
Mike Turzewski
zewski@uw.edu
Phone: 517-927-5430

General Course Information

WE ARE STARTING SEPTEMBER WITH LINKS TO SOME OLD FILES!
Most of them will be updated before they are needed.

Lectures (Powerpoint files)

  • Introduction/Source to Sink  .PPT
  • Mountains: Weathering  .PPT
  • Soils  .PPT
  • Erosion   .PPT
  • Materials and Sediments 2010  .PPT or PDF .PDF
  • Beyond the Beach   .PPT
  • The Floor of Puget Sound   .PPT
  • Marine Sedimentation   PPT
  • Estuaries and Deltas   .PPT
  • Alluvial Rivers   .PPT
  • Bedrock Rivers   .PPT
  • Floodplain and River Response   .PPT
  • River Restoration   .PPT
  • Human Impacts on Rivers   .PPT
  • Beaches (Part 1) Human Impacts on Estuaries and Deltas  .PPT
  • Beaches (Part 2) Beaches Lectures  .PPT
  • Beaches (Part 3) Amazon Tidal River, an introduction  .PPT
  • Washington Beaches   .PPT
  • King of Fish: The Thousand-year Run of Salmon   .PPT
  • Dirt: Erosion of Civilizations   .PPT

Exam Preparation

  • Midterm Example Questions 2011 (PPT)
  • Example Questions, Final Exam 2009 (PPT)

Field Trips/Labs (in progress)

Course Reserves