ESS 230: Rivers and Beaches

Fall 2015 (3/5 CREDITS)

source to sink Introduction to Earth surface environments, the processes that shape them, how humans affect them and are affected by them. 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: T & Th 1:30 - 2:50
Ocean Teaching Building
Room 14

Lab: Th 3:00 - 4:20
Ocean Teaching Building
Room 14

 

Instructor
Chuck Nittrouer
nittroue@uw.edu
Phone: 206-543-5099
Marine Sciences Building 111B

Instructor
Sarah Schanz
schanzs@uw.edu
Phone: 206-616-0799
Johnson Hall 432

 

Teaching Assistant
Jonathon Beyeler
beyeler@uw.edu
Phone: 206-616-0799
Johnson Hall 432

General Course Information

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

Lectures (Powerpoint files)

  • Introduction (2015) (SS)  .PPT
  • Mountains: Weathering (2015) (SS)  .PPT
  • Mountains: Soil (2015) (SS)  .PPT
  • Mountains: Erosion (2015) (SS)  .PPT
  • Rivers: Materials and Sediment Transport (2015) (SS)  .PPT
  • Beyond the Beach (CN)  .PPT
  • Marine Sedimentation (2015) (CN) .PPT
  • The Floor of Puget Sound (2015)(CN)  .PPT
  • Estuaries (2015) (CN)  .PPT
  • Deltas (2015) (CN)   .PPT
  • Alluvial Rivers (2015) (SS)  .PPT
  • Bedrock Rivers (SS)  .PPT
  • Floodplains (2015) (SS)  PPT
  • River Response (2015) (SS)  .PPT
  • River Restoration (2015) (SS)  .PPT
  • Human Impacts on Deltas (2015) (CN)   .PPT
  • Beaches (2015) (CN)  .PDF
  • Washington Beaches (2015) (CN)  .PPT

Field Trips

Nisqually_River_fieldtrip_2015.ppt
Nisqually_fieldtrip_questions2015.docx

Course Reserves