PHY 480 - Coastal And Estuarine Systems

Introduction to the physical processes operating within coastal and estuarine systems. Focus on the dynamical description of topics such as gravity waves, surf zone hydrodynamics, storm surge, tides, estuarine hydraulics, sediment transport, and morphodynamics. Credit is not allowed for both PHY 480 and PHY 580.

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite Courses: PHY 475
Crosslisting: PHY 580
Course Repeatability: Course may not be repeated.