Title: COASTAL PROCESSES

This course is designed to introduce students to the study of the physical processes that occur in the coastal environment. Emphasis is placed on the forces that control sediment movement and morphology changes. These forces, acting on a coastal ocean environment are waves and currents with the latter being generated by waves, winds and/or tides. Waves provide the forcing for sediment entrainment while currents are the sediment transporters. Topics to be covered include: tides; wave theory; wave and current measurements, wave hindcasting and forecasting; sediment transport; beaches and bars; sediment budget. The course is suitable for upper level undergraduate students and graduate students. Although a quantitative course in nature; it does not require more than basic numerical abilities. Different requirements and expectations apply to graduates and undergraduate students