by kapow | Dec 2, 2018 | Blog, Sediments
Backbarrier flats – a relic coastal landform Many years ago in travelling across coastal Texas I encountered washover fans. These extensive sand flats occurred behind Mustang and Padre barrier islands. They are formed by hurricane-driven storm surges that flow...
by kapow | Jan 14, 2018 | Blog, Sediments
Coastal Geomorphology 101 Any course in coastal geomorphology today would be vastly different to what I experienced in 1959 at Sydney University. It was a year of great change in subject matter not just for me as a student but also for our lecturer, Trevor...
by kapow | Dec 14, 2017 | Blog, Sediments
Beachrock Way back in 1962, I collected a sample of calcareous sandstone on the beachface at Fisherman’s Beach, Collaroy. At this time I was heading to Louisiana to study at the Coastal Studies Institute. R.J.Russell was the Director and had an international project...
by kapow | Jul 23, 2017 | Blog, Miscellaneous, Sediments
Coastal Sediment Management I recently received information about the Californian Coastal Sediment Management Workgroup. It involves a collaborative taskforce of state, federal (US Army Corps of Engineers) and local/regional entities, concerned about adverse impacts...
by kapow | Apr 4, 2017 | Blog, Sediments
Botany Bay Sands Botany Bay, Sydney, New South Wales Last week I again conducted my annual field trip for the Wentworth Group Master Class. I refer to this excursion as Cape to Cape from Cape Banks to Cape Solander. It encompasses the broad expanse of Botany Bay so...
by kapow | Feb 27, 2017 | Blog, Miscellaneous, Sediments
Port Stephens Bioherms Map of Port Stephens showing the location of shell bioherms (green shading) forming shallow areas in the modern estuary. Source: NSW Geological Survey Report GS1974/093 Last week I was invited to give a talk at Salamander Bay on the geology and...