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.

 
General Course Information
ESS-OCEAN 230 syllabus_2008.doc (MS Word)
Supplemental field-trip insurance information (strongly recommended)
Information: 
http://www.washington.edu/admin/risk/documents/Domestic_Trip_Coverage.pdf
Application: 
http://www.washington.edu/admin/risk/documents/Domestic_Field_Trip_App.pdf

Lectures (Powerpoint or PDF files)
check frequently for updated lectures!!
	•	Introduction & Source to Sink 2008 .PPS or .PDF
	•	Mountains: Weathering 2008 .PPS or .PDF
	•	Mountains: Soil 2008 .PPS or .PDF
	•	Mountains: Erosion 2008 .PPS or .PDF
	•	Rivers: Materials and Sediment Transport 2008 .PPS or .PDF
	•	Beyond the Beach 2008 .PPS or .PDF
	•	Marine Sedimentation 2008 .PPS or .PDF
	•	The Floor of Puget Sound 2008 .PPS or .PDF
	•	Estuaries and Deltas 2008 .PPS or .PDF
	•	Delta Alteration by Humans 2008 .PPS or .PDF
-MIDTERM-
	•	Alluvial Rivers 2008 (updated 11.13.08) .PPS or .PDF
	•	Bedrock Rivers 2008 (updated 11.13.08) .PPS or .PDF
	•	Floodplains & River Response 2008 (updated 11.13.08) .PPS or .PDF
	•	River Restoration 2008 (updated 11.13.08) .PPS or .PDF
	•	Beaches: 2008 (updated 12.3.08) .PPS or .PDF
	•	Human Impacts on Rivers 2008 (updated 12.3.08) .PPS or .PDF
	•	Sedimentary Processes & Stratigraphy 2008 (updated 12.3.08) .PPS or .PDF
note that the online version of this lecture is shortened (I WILL NOT INCLUDE MATERIAL FROM THE REMOVED SLIDES ON THE FINAL!)
	•	Resources Associated with Sediments 2008 (updated 12.3.08) .PPS or .PDF
	•	Washington Beaches 2007 (updated 12.3.08) .PPS or .PDF

-FINAL EXAM-
December 8, 2:30-4:20 pm, OTB 14
the exam will focus primarily on lecture material delivered after the midterm (from ‘alluvial rivers’ on), though topics covered in the first 1/2 of the course are relevant, and we would suggest that you review them! 
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Instructors:
Chuck Nittrouer
111B MSB; 543.5099; nittroue@ocean.washington.edu
Ben Sheets
111A MSB; 221.6627; sheets@u.washington.edu
TA:
Katie Boldt
108 MSB; 543.6454; kboldt@u.washington.edumailto:nittroue@ocean.washington.edumailto:sheets@u.washington.edu?subject=mailto:kboldt@u.washington.edu?subject=shapeimage_4_link_0shapeimage_4_link_1shapeimage_4_link_2
Midterm Preparation
Midterm Example Questions 
2007: (PPT) or (PDF)
2008: msword

Field Trips/Labs
	•	Field Trip 1: Mt. Rainier to Nisqually Delta 2008 .PPS or .PDF 
Field trip questions 2008: Nisqually ft questions.doc
	◦	Field Trip 1 related links (optional):
	◦	View Field Trip #1 stops in Live Search / Microsoft Virtual Earth
	◦	View Field Trip #1 stops in Google Maps
	◦	Field Trip 1 location file for Google Earth (KMZ)
	◦	National Park Service slideshow of 2006 flood damage (PDF)


	•	Field Trip 2: Elliott Bay Cruise: cruise questions 2008.doc

2008 Field Trip 2 CDT Plots:
CDT plots from station off mouth of Duwamish R. 
CDT_Dens_Temp_Sal_Flour.pdf 
CDT_pH_O_Trans_PAR.pdf
‘zoom’ versions showing expanded view of upper ~50 m of water (note ‘y’ axis) 
CDT_zoom_Dens_Temp_Sal_Flour.pdf 
CDT_zoom_pH_O_Trans_PAR.pdf 

	•	Field Trip 3: Olympic Peninsula Rivers & Beaches
introductory lecture: 2008 Olympic fieldtrip long presentation.pdf
questions: ESS-OCEAN 230 beach-trip questions.doc

Course Literature
	•	“Ocean Basins” from Oceanography, M.G. Gross, Prentice Hall (PDF)
	•	“River Deltas” from The Coast of Puget Sound, J.P. Downing, Puget Sound Books (PDF)
	•	"Sediments" from Oceanography, M.G. Gross, Prentice Hall (PDF)
	•	"The Estuarine Environment" from The World Ocean, W.A. Anikouchine and R.W. Sternberg, Prentice-Hall (PDF)
	•	"River Deltas" from Coasts, R.A. Davis, Prentice-Hall (PDF)
	•	"Inshore Oceanography" from The World Ocean, Anikouchine and Sternberg, Prentice-Hall (PDF)
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