Environmental Nearshore Hydrodynamics

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Credits 3. 3 Lecture Hours. Fundamentals of current and shallow water wave motions; beach response to nearshore processes; coastal sediment and pollutant transport including nearshore currents, longshore onshore-offshore transport and shoreline configuration; facilities for shoreline stabilization, backshore protection and inlet stabilization; environmentally conscious coastal engineering design. Prerequisites: Grade of C or better in OCEN 300 .