Courses
ESS/Ocean 230: Rivers and Beaches
Montgomery, Nittrouer
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.
Syllabus
- ESS/Ocean 230 Syllabus (MS Word)
Lectures (Powerpoint files)
- Introduction
- Source to Sink
- Weathering
- Soils
- Erosion
- Puget Sound
- Ocean Basins
- Marine Sedimentation
- Estuaries and Deltas
- Materials and Sediments
- Alluvial Rivers
- Bedrock Rivers
- Floodplains
- River Response
- Beach Lectures (first portion)
- Beach Lectures (second portion)
- Beaches in Washington
- Po Lecture (first portion)
- Po Lecture (second portion)
- River Restoration
- King of Fish
Field Trips/Labs
- Field Trip A: Squire Creek Slide and Snohomish Delta (MS Word)
- Field Trip B: ESS/Ocean 230 Cruise Questions (MS Word)
- Field Trip C: Raft Trip Down Cedar River (MS Word)
- Field Trip D: Beach Trip Questions (MS Word)
ESS 326: Introductory Geomorphology
Montgomery
Introduction to landforms and surficial deposits. Emphasis on landscape-forming processes. Intended for students who wish to take additional courses in geomorphology. Prerequisite: either PHYS 114 or PHYS 121.
ESS 426: Fluvial Geomorphology
Booth
Hydraulic and morphological characteristics of streams and valley floors. Landscape evolution by stream erosion and deposition. Field exercises emphasize quantitative analysis of fluvial processes, channel forms, acquisition of various skills, such as mapping, topographic surveying, report writing. Prerequisite: either ESS 311, ESS 326, GEOL 392, or GEOL 411.
ESS 490/590: Advanced Geomorphology
Montgomery
Review of current literature in geomorphology and graduate student research with faculty participation. Credit/no credit only.