Courses
Note: This is still being updated for the current year.
ESS/Ocean 230: Rivers and Beaches
Nittrouer, Sheets
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.
ESS 326: Introductory Geomorphology (winter quarter)
Hallet
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.
Queets slope/DEM files for ArcMap
ESS 426: Fluvial Geomorphology (not this academic year)
faculty
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.
ESS426 Spring 2006 old materials
Hillslope Geomorphology
ESS 490/590: Advanced Geomorphology
Montgomery
Review of current literature in geomorphology and graduate student research with faculty participation. Credit/no credit only.