Become A Coastal Geologist
By : Perla Perez
What do they do?
Coastal Geologist is an important area of Marine geology. An increasing rate of human population has resided along the coastal lines of America thoughout the years. Because of pollution an increase in coastal geology has increased. Coastal geologist construct seawalls, jetties, groins, and bridges to protect the structures located near the coastal lines. They are typically paid $50,000-$150,000 annually.
The Work Place
Coastal Geologist work with coastal engineers and oceanographers to form a management to minimize the conflicts between rapidly increasing coastal development and natural processes. Other than working between offices and laboratories, they work outdoors. Fieldwork requires extensive travel and irregular working hours
The Box Core
This tool is used to collect profiles and preserve sediments of the ocean floor. It can easily penetrate to 30 cm of sediment, depending on the size.
The CTD
Measures Conductivity, temperature, and depth. It can also measure salinity , pressure , and density of the ocean.
Rock Dredge
This machine is used to sample organisms at e bottom of the ocean as well as collecting examples of sediments.
What Level of education is required?
The entry level is a bachelor's degree. Take classes from biology, chemistry, physics, and math. Anything that requires the study of earth. Consider classes like The Origin and Evolution of the Marine Environment, Coastal Processes , Long-term Climate and Landscape Change/Laboratory , etc. For more collage classes to be considered go to http://www.windows2universe.org/earth/Water/CTD.html
Reasons why this career is necessary.
Further understand marine life. How is it that we might know more about the moon than our own ocean.
Coastal Geologists try to find a way to create a mutual relationship with the ocean and sea life.
A way to collect usable water materials and minerals in an environment friendly way.
Hard at work
During the summer , GEO students work with faculty on research projects. Recent projects were the mapping terrorism threat , and investigating coastal dunes.
Fieldwork
it is known as The Jurassic Coast. Here geoscientists study the 95 miles of coastline from East Devon to Dorset, with rocks recording 185 million years of the Earth's history.
Underwater exploration
investigate the ocean-floor and ocean-continent boundaries; they study ocean basins, continental shelves, and the coastal environments on continental borders
Benefits
Helping and cleaning the environment
Helping humans and wildlife co-exist together
Finding natural fossil fuels
Fieldwork
Fieldwork consists of different regions around the world. They do research such as marine life and pollution controls.