envierment
Coastal Geomorphology
Fig. 16-9 p. 339
Igneous Rock
Granite, Pumice,
Basalt
Sedimentary Rock
Shale, Sandstone,
Limestone
Metamorphic Rock
Slate, Quartzite,
Marble
Magma
(Molten Rock)
Weathering
Erosion
Transport
Deposition
Heat,
Pressure
Heat,
Pressure
Rock Cycle
The Rock Cycle
What features do you notice?
Monomoy
Island
Drumlins
Products of glaciers
All point in direction of ice movement
Layers of glacial till
Estuaries Mixing of fresh and salt water
Coastal Plain
Bar-Built
Tectonic
Fjord
Estuaries
Salt Wedge
Partially Mixed
Well-Mixed
Fjord-type
Submarine Canyon
Hudson Canyon
Beach and Cliff Erosion
Episodic erosion
Graffiti
Sand Movement
Longshore Currents
Stone Harbor, NJ
5 October 2002
20 October 2002
Sand Bars Seasonal beach profiles
Salt Marshes