Environment Under Study

This is a schematic map of geologic environments in a barrier island system. Through the Texas High School Coastal Monitoring Project, students have the opportunity to learn about the formation and dynamics of their island home.
 

Environment diagram 1

 

At least three times during each school year, students collect quantitative geomorphic and sedimentologic data that describe the seaward beach, seen in the graphic below.
 

Environment diagram 2

 


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