ESS 230: Rivers and Beaches

Fall 2014 (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 011

 

Instructor
David Montgomery
bigdirt@uw.edu
Phone: 685-2560
Johnson Hall 341

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

 

Teaching Assistant
Emily Eidam
efe@uw.edu
Phone: 543-8544

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 (2014) (DM)  .PPT
  • Mountains: Weathering (DM)  .PPT
  • Mountains: Soil (DM)  .PPT
  • Mountains: Erosion (DM)  .PPT
  • Rivers: Materials and Sediment Transport (DM)  .PPT or PDF .PDF
  • Beyond the Beach (CN)  .PPT
  • Marine Sedimentation: Particles (CN) .PPT
  • Marine Sedimentation: Transport (CN) (same PPT)
  • The Floor of Puget Sound (CN)  .PPT (new 2014 version)
  • Marine Sedimentation: Global Perspective (EE)   (same PPT)
  • Alluvial Rivers (DM)  .PPT
  • Bedrock Rivers (DM)  .PPT
  • Floodplains (DM)  PPT
  • River Response (DM)  .PPT
  • River Restoration (DM)  .PPT
  • King of Fish (DM) .PPT
  • Dirt (DM) .PPT
  • Estuaries: Processes (CN)  .PPT
  • Estuaries: Sedimentation (CN) 
  • River Deltas (CN)   .PPT
        Delta examples 2014 (Mekong, Po, Amazon) .PPT
  • Human Impacts on Deltas (CN)   .PDF
  • Beaches (CN)  .PDF
  • Washington Beaches (CN)  .PPT

Exam Preparation

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

Field Trips/Labs (in progress)

Course Reserves