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MEA 476 Worldwide River and Delta Systems: Their Evolution and Human Impacts
惭贰础听476听听Worldwide River and Delta Systems: Their Evolution and Human Impacts听听(3 credit hours)听听
Survey of major world rivers and deltas, such as the Amazon, Mississippi, Yello, Yangtze, Mekong, Ganges-Brahmaputra, Indus, Nile, etc. Descriptions of their initiation, development, and evolution processes. Definitions of the impacts caused by climate changes and human activities. Examination of the river-ocean interactions and sedimentary and geochemical processes in terms of sea-level change, monsoon, and sediment dispersal and deposition.
Prerequisite:Senior undergraduate or Graduate standing
Typically offered in Fall only
This course is offered alternate odd years