Geological Oceanography

The Marine Geology program at SoMAS has a strong focus on continental margin systems, from the slope and shelf up through the shoreline and coastal plain. These diverse settings are very dynamic and are where the interactions between land and sea and the influence of humans are greatest. Within this realm SoMAS geologists are investigating fundamental processes that control changes in our shorelines, seafloor, and coastal groundwaters, particularly as related to anthropogenic forcings and future impacts under global climate change. Together with other researchers in SoMAS, interdisciplinary questions centered about coastal dynamics, benthic processes and resources, sea-level rise, and continental margin development comprise some of the major research topics on which we focus.

Researchers:

Aller R., Black, Bokuniewicz, Cochran