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The Oceans, Coastal Processes, and...
Objectives
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After reading Chapter 16, you should be able to:
- Describe the chemical composition of seawater and the physical structure of the ocean.
- Identify the components of the coastal environment and list the physical inputs to the coastal system, including tides and mean sea level.
- Describe wave motion at sea and near shore and explain coastal straightening as a product of wave refraction.
- Identify characteristic coastal erosional and depositional landforms.
- Describe barrier islands and their hazards as they relate to human settlement.
- Assess living coastal enviroments: corals, wetlands, salt marshes, and mangroves.
- Construct an environmentally sensitive model for settlement and land use along the coast.
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