Topics in Geology: Coastal
Environments Field Trip (Geol 491)
119B Natural Sciences Bldg.
phone: (828) 227-3696
email: cherylwt@wcu.edu
Office hours for Spring 2005:
Mondays, Tuesdays 12-2
Fridays 10-11
or, by appointment
349A Stillwell Building
phone: (828) 227-3821
email: allmendinge@email.wcu.edu
Office hours for Spring 2005:
(see schedule below)
Field trip: April 7-10
(right)
Cape Hatteras lighthouse in North Carolina. It was moved away
from the water in order to save it from being undermined due to coastal
erosion.
Click on the image to go to the original web site.
Click on the image to go to the original web site.
IMPORTANT DATES:
- Friday, January 14, preliminary meeting
- Friday, January 21, 1st full meeting (2-3 pm)
- Overview of coastal geology for North and South Carolina
- Finalizing semester schedule
- Friday, January 28 (2-3 pm)
- Overview of coastal ecology, effects of climate change on NC-SC coast
- Deadline for selection of personal topics
- Friday, Februrary 4 (2-3 pm)
- Coastal processes & society
READING & INFORMATION LIST
- Introductory reading: from Pinet, Oceanography, to be handed out in class Jan. 21
- Photos, maps, images
- 1999 flooding in NC due to hurricanes Dennis, Floyd and Irene
- Air photos
of some NC coastal sites (NCDOT) source of photo to the right -->
- NOAA's photos from America's coastlines (scroll down for southeast)
- Search NGDC photo
archive, select "Hurricanes, Typhoons & other tropical storms"
- WCU's Coastal
Hazards page (information, photos)
- "Natural and Human impacts on the northern Outer Banks" (photos and text)
- Carolina Coastal Science web site (NC & SC; from NC State University)
- Charleston area coastal
county maps & information (part of the NOAA Coastal Services
Center)
- Folly Beach management
history
More information to come ....
