Earth and Ocean Science Courses (EOS)

taught at the undergraduate level, in Durham

115. Waves, Beaches and Coastline Dynamics NS, QID, STS Oceanographic and geological processes responible for the evolution of nearshore features; fluid motions of many time scales of the nearshore environment, including waves and currents. Conceptual basis for models of how fluid models interact with the shape of the beach and bed in the surf zone, giving rise to features such as cusps, bars, channels, and barrier islands. Various attempted engineering and coastal management solutions to the global retreat of shorelines. Instructor: Murray. One course.