GEOL 1307 Physical Geology

Exercise #16Evolution of Coastal Landforms

Waves

WavelengthCrestTroughAmplitude

Period

Frequency

Ocean Waves

The Water Isn’t Moving (how ocean waves work)

Refraction (why ocean waves break)

Wave Erosion

Wave-Cut Notch

Sea-Cliffs

Wave-Cut Platforms

Sea-Stacks

Sediment Transport

Waves

Longshore Current

Tides

Depositional Features

BeachesBarrier IslandsPeninsulasSpitsBarsHummocks

Barrier Island Formation

Bays and Wetlands

EstuariesBaysLagoons

MarshesSalt MarshBrackish MarshFresh Marsh

SwampsCoastal Prairie

Evolution of Coastal Landscapes

Emergent Coasts

Submergent Coasts

Types of Coastlines

Siliciclastic CoastsHumidSediment Supply

Carbonate CoastsAridEvaporation

Stages of Coastal Modification

Initial Stage of Shoreline Modification\

Intermediate Stage of Shoreline Modification

Terminal Stage of Shoreline Modification

Sequence Stratigraphy

Transgressive Sea-LevelSubmergent CoastlinesErosional Features

Regressive Sea-LevelEmergent CoastlinesAggradation

The Future of the Gulf Coast

Global Warming

Sea-Level Rise

Barrier Island Migration

Environmental Engineering