Syllabus
Week |
Dates |
Topic |
Week 1 | INTRODUCTION | |
2-Apr | Geomorphic Principles | |
4-Apr | Sediment Supply to Lowlands | |
Week 2 | DELTAS | |
9-Apr | Delta Formation Processes | |
11-Apr | Deltaic Facies | |
Week 3 | 16-Apr | Delta Modeling |
18-Apr | Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta | |
20-Apr | LAB 1: Sacramento Delta | |
Week 4 | ESTUARIES | |
23-Apr | Classification of Estuaries | |
25-Apr | Estuarine Circulation | |
Week 5 | 30-Apr | Estuarine Sediment Transport |
2-May | San Francisco Bay | |
Week 6 | COASTAL MARSHES | |
7-May | Midterm Examination | |
9-May | Siliciclastic Tidal Flats | |
Week 7 | 14-May | Salt Marshes |
16-May | Tidal Freshwater Marshes | |
18-May | LAB 2: Marsh Restoration | |
Week 8 | OTHER ESTUARY TYPES | |
21-May | Fjords and Fjards | |
23-May | Bar-built Estuaries | |
Week 9 | 28-May | Tide-dominated Estuaries |
30-May | Rias | |
Week 10 | 4-Jun | Mangroves |
6-Jun | Californian case studies | |
10-Jun | Final Examination 10:30-12:30 |