Tulane Physical Geology Laboratory -INSTRUCTOR: E. GONZALEZ

Last Updated September 28, 2003

 

COASTAL PROCESSES -OUTLINE

LABORATORY FIFTEEN –COASTAL PROCESSES, LANDFORMS, HAZARDS, AND RISKS.

Laboratory Manual in Physical Geology by The American Geological Institute (AGI) and the National Association of Geoscience Teachers (NAGT); Richard M. Busch, Editor; 6th Edition, 2003.

 

SHORELINE

COASTLINES

            SUBMERGENT

LOUISIANA’S COASTLINE

LEVEES, DIKES

                                    DELTA (progradational)       

            EMERGENT

 

FEATURES OF COASTLINES

            BARRIER ISLAND

            BEACH

            BERM CREST

            WASHOVER FAN

            ESTUARY

            LONGSHORE CURRENT

            DELTA

            HEADLAND

            SPIT   

            TIDAL FLAT

WAVE-CUT CLIFF (SEA CLIFF)

WAVE-CUT PLATFORM

MARINE TERRACE (PLATFORM)

 

MAN-BUILT STRUCTURESS

                        SEA WALL

BREAKWATER

                        GROIN

            JETTIES

           

THE THREAT OF RIISING SEAS

            STORM SURGE