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Lecture 12 - Oceans and coastlines
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Crunch time on Most Important Project
- Remember that it is due on the 20th!
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Outline
• Ocean origins, salinity, temperature, circulation, life• Ocean sediment• Coastline terminology• Factors that control our coastline• Features of different types of coasts• Evolution of a coastline• Humans and coasts
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Oceans: Origin
Age of oceans: 4 billion years old (at least)
Origin of water:
Volume of the ocean:
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Oceans: Origin
Age of oceans: 4 billion years old (at least)
Origin of water:Water vapor from volcanoesWater from comets
Volume of the ocean:Increased through geologic time because of ongoing volcanic activity. Today = 1.35 billion km3
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Oceans: Surface temperature
August temperatures
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• Currents ceaselessly move ocean water
– Surface currents (upper 100 m) move due to winds forming large ocean gyres
Surface ocean currents
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total mass of salts dissolved in a given mass of seawater, expressed in practical salinity units
• range = 33 – 37 psui.e. in 1 kg of seawater there is 33-37 g of dissolved saltst37 grams salt
• Primarily Sodium and Chlorine (NaCl = table salt)
• Only 8 ions responsible for 99.9% of salinity
Oceans: Salinity
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Ocean Salinity
• Salt remains behind during freezing or evaporation
• Desiccation yields evaporite mineral salts
– Halite (NaCl)
– Gypsum (CaSO4. 2H2O)
– Sylvite (KCl)
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Oceans: Surface salinity
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Thermohaline circulation
• Currents ceaselessly move ocean water
– Deep ocean moves due to density differences forming a global “conveyor belt”
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Photosynthesis:
CO2 + H2O + nutrients Organic Matter + shells + O2
light
CO2 + H2O + nutrients Organic Matter + shells + O2
Respiration:
CO2 and nutrients are consumed in the surface layer
CO2 and nutrients are regenerated in the deep ocean
~0.1 % of material is buried as sediment on the ocean floor
Oceans: Life
Upwelling brings
those nutrients
back to surface
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Vertical ocean currents
• Interaction of surface currents and continents:
– Upwelling / downwelling (small scale)
What would be happening along the coast here?
a) Upwelling
b) Downwelling
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Oceans: Life
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What affects what sediment we see? How might this change in the next few thousand years?
DiatomsForaminifera
Washed from land, not much life above
Gyres-
Lifeless - clays
Upwelling regions
More life
Upwelling regions
More life
Oceans: Sediments
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• Why are we interested in ocean sediments?
Oceans: Sediments
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• Types of sediment, plankton, shells of foraminifera and diatoms can be used to reconstruct aspects of the climate system
• For example, Mg/Ca and oxygen isotopes of foraminifera allow us to reconstruct ocean temperature and salinity
Oceans: Sediments
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Where would be the best place to take an ocean core?
A
D
C
B
E
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Coastlines
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Coastlines
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Ridiculous amounts of terminology!
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Our dynamic coastlines
Coastlines are constantly changing due to complex interactions between air, land, and the ocean:
- Geology of area- Sediment supply (from erosion and rivers)- Ocean currents- Tidal energy- Wave energy- Human activity
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Coastlines: Geology
• Plate tectonics• Resistance of rocks at the coast will affect:
• how quickly they erode• how much sediment is supplied and what type of sediment
Waves Waves
Hard rock
Hard rock
Soft rock
Soft rock
Soft
rock
Hard
rock
Soft
rock
Hard
rock
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Which of the geological arrangements would cause the series of bays and headlands in the photo?
Waves
A
B C
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What causes the different colors here?
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Coastlines: Sediment supply
Sediment provided by rivers or wave erosion and transport along coast
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Coastlines: Currents, tides and waves
• Ocean currents transport sediment• Tides affect the range of heights where sediment can be
eroded and deposited• Waves are main way that material is eroded, transported and
deposited
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Tides
• Sea level rises and falls daily
– High tide
– Low tide
– The intertidal zone lies between tides
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Tides
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Tides
• Lunar and solar tidal effects interact
– Positive alignment yields enhanced “spring” tides
– Negative alignment results in dampened “neap” tides
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Tides
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Tides
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Waves
• Ocean waves are energy travelling along the ocean-atmosphere interface.
• Most ocean waves are wind-generated
• Waves can travel great distances across ocean basins!
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Waves approaching shore
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Wave erosion
• Breaking waves exert a great force on shorelines
• Wave erosion is caused by
– Wave impact and pressure
– Abrasion by rock fragments
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Wave refraction
• Waves often approach the shore at an angle but bend to align parallel to shore
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Wave refraction: Straight shorelines
Waves are usually not completely parallel to the shoreline –results in movement of sand along the beach = longshore drift
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Wave refraction: Irregular shorelines
Where will most erosion occur due to ocean waves?
A
B
C
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Erosional vs Depositional shores
Erosional shoreline
Depositional shoreline
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In groups: What controls this process?
Erosional shoreline
Depositional shoreline
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Erosional processes
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Erosional processes
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Erosional processes
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Erosional processes
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Erosional shores: landforms
• Wave-cut cliffs
• Wave-cut platforms
• Sea arches and sea stacks
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Erosional shores: landforms
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Figure 20.12Erosional shores: landforms
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Figure 20.12Erosional shores: landforms
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Figure 20.12Erosional shores: landforms
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Figure 20.12Erosional shores: landforms
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Erosional vs Depositional shores
Erosional shoreline
Depositional shoreline
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Transport of sediment
• Despite refraction, waves seldom approach the shore exactly straight on:
– Oblique waves produce longshore currents
– Sediment is moved down the coastline due to these currents
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Depositional shores: Sediment transport
Beach compartment composed of:- Rivers that supply sediment to beach- Beach- Offshore submarine canyon where sediment moves away
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Depositional shores: Spits and barrier islands
• Spit = linear ridge of sediment extends away from land due to deposition by longshore drift
• Barrier island = where spit extends all the way across a bay
• Rare along our coastline – much more common on east coast
• Popular places to live but very vulnerable
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Storm Sandy: Before & After
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Depositional shores: Spits and barrier islands
• Which direction is longshore drift in the image below?
A
B
C
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Other types of coast: Estuaries and fjords
EstuaryFlooded river valley
FjordFlooded glacial valley
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Other types of coast: Biological coasts
• Swamps, marshes in temperate climates• Mangrove swamps in tropical or subtropical climates• Coral reefs in tropical or subtropical climates
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What is the correct order of the diagrams?
A) 1 - 2 - 3B) 2 - 1 - 3C) 2 - 3 - 1D) 3 - 2 - 1
1
3
2
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Evolution of a coastline
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Evolution of a coastline
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Evolution of a coastline
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Coasts and Humans
• Coastal regions are subject to many natural hazards, especially as coastlines become increasingly developed:
– Coastal erosion
– Hurricanes
– Tsunamis
– Sea level rise
Humans therefore frequently try to control coastlines
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Coastal erosion
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How to stabilize coastlines?
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How to stabilize coastlines?
• Building structures e.g. groins, jetties, breakwaters and sea walls
• Prevents erosion in one place, but usually increases it elsewhere
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Figure 20.19How to stabilize coastlines?
Which direction is sediment travelling along this coastline?a) Left to rightb) Right to left
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How to stabilize coastlines?
• Alternatives to structures
– Beach replenishment or ensuring adequate sediment supply
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Would you buy this house?
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Would you buy this house?
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Would you buy this house?
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How to stabilize coastlines?
• Alternatives to structures
– Beach replenishment or ensuring adequate sediment supply
– Restrictions on construction of new developments
– Abandonment and relocation