Syllabus: MS698—03, Spring, 2003.
Sediment transport processes in coastal environments.
Instructor: Courtney K. Harris
Email: ckharris@vims.edu
Office: Franklin 2nd floor.
Telephone: 684-7194
Web-site: http://www.vims.edu/~ckharris (will have a link for class)
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Date |
Topic |
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Wed |
15-Jan-03 |
Organizational meeting |
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Thurs |
16-Jan-03 |
Sediment properties. |
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Tues |
21-Jan-03 |
Settling velocities. |
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Thurs |
23-Jan-03 |
Reading: sediment
properties |
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Tues |
28-Jan-03 |
Fluid flow; turbulence; boundary layers. |
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Thurs |
30-Jan-03 |
Reading: coastal
bottom boundary layers. |
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Tues |
4-Feb-03 |
Bed roughness; ripples and dunes. |
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Thurs |
6-Feb-03 |
Reading: bedform geometry. |
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Tues |
11-Feb-03 |
Initiation of sediment motion. |
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Thurs |
13-Feb-03 |
Reading: critical
shear stress. |
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Tues |
18-Feb-03 |
Bedload transport. |
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Thurs |
20-Feb-03 |
REVIEW: Problem set 1.. |
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Tues |
25-Feb-03 |
Form drag correction. |
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Thurs |
27-Feb-03 |
Reading: nearshore or estuarine
transport. |
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Tues |
4-Mar-03 |
Spring break |
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Thurs |
6-Mar-03 |
Spring break |
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Tues |
11-Mar-03 |
Suspended sediment transport. |
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Thurs |
13-Mar-03 |
Reading; shelf suspension. |
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Tues |
18-Mar-03 |
Suspended sediment transport. |
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Thurs |
20-Mar-03 |
Reading: nearshore or estuarine transport. |
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Tues |
25-Mar-03 |
Erosion and deposition. |
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Thurs |
27-Mar-03 |
Reading: seabed
modifications. |
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Tues |
1-Apr-03 |
Sediment / animal interactions. |
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Thurs |
3-Apr-03 |
Reading: bioturbation. |
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Tues |
8-Apr-03 |
Guest lecturer. |
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Thurs |
10-Apr-03 |
Reading:
flocculation. |
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Tues |
15-Apr-03 |
Cohesive sediment. |
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Thurs |
17-Apr-03 |
REVIEW: Problem set
2. |
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Tues |
22-Apr-03 |
Timescale issues. |
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Thurs |
24-Apr-03 |
Reading: modeling
long timescales. |
All assigments are open book. You are allowed to discuss the papers and problem sets with each other, but each individual is expected to turn in their own work. Due dates are firm; and work that is in my mailbox by the time I leave that day is accepted as being turned in on time. Late work penalized 5% per day unless we discuss extenuating circumstances. The term paper and review paper should be double-spaced and typed. The problem sets should be legible, be written or printed on paper, and have enough detail to earn partial credit.
The term paper should be a 5 page paper that discusses a topic of sediment transport processes that pertains to your research interests and summarizes recent literature in this topic. Suggestions are to review current transport process theory within an environment (estuarine, nearshore, etc.) or location (Adriatic Sea, New York Bight, etc.) of interest to you. Alternatively, you can explore a specific transport mechanism and review current theory that pertains to it. By February 13th, you should have chosen the topic for your research paper, at this time you should turn in a paragraph that describes the topic. The final paper should include an abstract and references in addition to the body of the paper.
The review paper should be a 2-5 page paper that reviews one of the journal articles that we read during the sessions. The review paper is due the date that the article is covered in class. Your review might include a summary of the research described in the article, a discussion of how this article contributes an interesting or novel approach, and insight into implications that the paper might have for other studies or future research.
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Due
Dates and fraction of grade: |
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13-Feb-03 |
Term paper topics due. |
0% |
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26-Feb-03 |
First problem set due |
13% |
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25-Apr-03 |
Second problem set due. |
13% |
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2-May-03 |
Term paper due. |
25% |
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Floating |
One review paper due day paper is discussed. |
25% |
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Constant |
Participate in discussions |
24% |
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