GEOS-4314: Coastal Hazards
Description: Study of past, current, and future drivers of coastal change and hazards. Integration of concepts and skills from: climatic, isostatic, and tectonic processes that drive sea-level change; geologic (e.g., coastal stratigraphy, microfossils) and instrumental (e.g., tide gauges, satellite altimetry) coastal change reconstructions, models, measurements, and projections. Coastal earthquake, tsunami, hurricane, and storm-surge hazards. Approaches and challenges of communicating coastal hazards to the public. Coastal hazards and public policy.
Pathways: N/A
Course Hours: 3 credits
Corequisites: N/A
Crosslist: N/A
Repeatability: N/A
Sections Taught: 3
Average GPA: 3.41 (A-)
Strict A Rate (No A-) : 41.83%
Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.00%
| Cristina Dura | 2023 | 67.9% | 15.8% | 9.7% | 6.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.41 | 3 |