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News. http://www.wbur.org/news/npr/114055974 http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2009/10/28/administration_stresses_urgency_of_clean_energy_bill/ http://www.boston.com/news/science/articles/2009/10/28/latvian_meteor_crater_hoax_backfires/. Deposition. Transport. Erosion.
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News • http://www.wbur.org/news/npr/114055974 • http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2009/10/28/administration_stresses_urgency_of_clean_energy_bill/ • http://www.boston.com/news/science/articles/2009/10/28/latvian_meteor_crater_hoax_backfires/
Deposition Transport Erosion Sedimentary Rock Shale, Sandstone, Limestone Weathering Metamorphic Rock Slate, Quartzite, Marble Rock Cycle Heat, Pressure Heat, Pressure Igneous Rock Granite, Pumice, Basalt Magma (Molten Rock) Fig. 16-9 p. 339
Erosion • Mechanical weathering • Chemical weathering • Biological weathering Source: Prince Roy Source: wikipedia
Sedimentation • Lithospheric sediments • Biological sediments • Siliceous • Calcareous • Sedimentation Rates • 1 cm/1000 years (ocean) • Up to 1cm/year (estuarine)
Passive Margin Source: Wikipedi
Barrier Islands Source: USGS
Cape Cod Animations • http://www.playingwithtime.org/cgi-bin/browser/gallerydisplay.pl?clipID=0130 • http://www.playingwithtime.org/cgi-bin/browser/gallerydisplay.pl?clipID=0127&page=&sort=&searchCriteria=
Estuaries Salt Wedge Well-Mixed Fjord-type Partially Mixed Source: www.epa.com
Submarine Canyon • Hudson Canyon Source: NASA
River Deltas Nile Indus Source: NASA
Mississippi River Delta Source: NASA
Coastal Landforms • http://www.rgs.edu.sg/events/geotrip/bay.html • http://www.rgs.edu.sg/events/geotrip/cliff.html • http://www.rgs.edu.sg/events/geotrip/stack.html
Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, Center for Coastal Geology
Longshore Currents Source: www.usatoday.com
Salt Marshes Source: Alex756, en.wikipedia.org