GEOL 1307 Physical Geology Exercise #16 Evolution of Coastal Landforms.

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GEOL 1307 Physical Geology Exercise #16 Evolution of Coastal Landforms

Waves Wavelength Crest Trough Amplitude 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 Beaches Barrier Islands Peninsulas Spits Bars Hummocks

Barrier Island Formation

Bays and Wetlands Estuaries Bays Lagoons Marshes Salt Marsh Brackish Marsh Fresh Marsh Swamps Coastal Prairie

Evolution of Coastal Landscapes Emergent Coasts Submergent Coasts

Types of Coastlines Siliciclastic Coasts Humid Sediment Supply Carbonate Coasts Arid Evaporation

Stages of Coastal Modification Initial Stage of Shoreline Modification\ Intermediate Stage of Shoreline Modification Terminal Stage of Shoreline Modification

Sequence Stratigraphy Transgressive Sea-Level Submergent Coastlines Erosional Features Regressive Sea-Level Emergent Coastlines Aggradation

The Future of the Gulf Coast Global Warming Sea-Level Rise Barrier Island Migration Environmental Engineering

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