Welcome to the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of Windsor. Earth and environmental scientists study the composition and structure of Earth, the physical, chemical, and biological processes that shape our planet and environment, as well as the impact that humans have on the environment. Faculty research in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences mostly falls into three main areas of interest: Geofluids, Geochemistry, and Environmental Geoscience.
Submissions from 2020
Comparisons between Tethyan Anorthosite-bearing Ophiolites and Archean Anorthosite-bearing Layered Intrusions: Implications for Archean Geodynamic Processes, Ali Polat and Paul Sotiriou
Submissions from 2018
Submissions from 2017
Teaching Complex Concepts in the Geosciences by Integrating Analytical Reasoning With GIS, Chris Houser, Michael P. Bishop, and Kelly Lemmons
Short communication: Multi-scale topographic anisotropy patterns on a Barrier Island, Chris Houser, Michael Bishop, and Phil Wernette
Implicit bias in letters of recommendation for an undergraduate research internship, Chris Houser and K. Lemmons
Public perceptions of a rip current hazard education program: “Break the Grip of the Rip!”, Chris Houser, Sarah Trimble, Robert Brander, B. Chris Brewster, Greg Dusek, Deborah Jones, and John Kuhn
Scale dependent behavior the foredune: Implications for barrier island response to storms and sea level rise, Chris Houser, Phil Wernette, and Bradley Weymer
Phases of blowout initiation and stabilization on Padre Island revealed through ground-penetrating radar and remotely sensed imagery, M. Jewell, Chris Houser, and S. Trimble
Submissions from 2016
Role of hydrodynamic factors in controlling the formation and location of unconformity-related uranium deposits: insights from reactive-flow modeling, Yousef Beiraghdar Aghbelagh and Jianwen Yang
Deconstructing a polygenetic landscape using LiDAR and multi-resolution analysis, P. Barrineau, I. Dobreva, M.P. Bishop, and Chris Houser
Alongshore Variation in the Depth of Activation: Implications of Oil Residence Time, P. Flores and Chris Houser
Assessment of Rip-Current Hazards Using Alongshore Topographic Anisotropy at Bondi Beach, Australia, K. Hartman, S.M. Trimble, M.P. Bishop, and C. Houser
Multi-Scale Topographic Anisotropy Patterns with Post-storm Barrier Island Recovery, Chris Houser, M.P. Bishop, and P.A. Wernette
Pathways to the Geosciences through 2YR Community Colleges: A Strategic Recruitment Approach being used at Texas A&M University, Chris Houser, J. Nunez, and K.C. Miller
Assessing Barrier Island Resiliency Through Multi-Scale Topographic Anisotropy Distribution Patterns, J.D. Lehner, P.A. Wernette, M.P. Bishop, and C. Houser
Two giants of geology: Kevin Charles Anthony Burke and John Frederic Dewey, Ali Polat
Lithospheric mantle xenoliths sampled by melts from upwelling asthenosphere: the Quaternary Tasse alkaline basalts of southeastern British Columbia, Canada, Ali Polat, Eyal Friedman, Derek J. Thorkelson, and Robert Frei
Formation of the Neoarchean Bad Vermilion Lake Anorthosite Complex and Spatially Associated Granitic Rocks at a Convergent Plate Margin, Superior Province, Western Ontario, Canada, Ali Polat, Shuda Zhou, Fred J. Longstaffe, Kunguang Yang, Brian J. Fryer, and Chris Weisener
Mapping and Mitigating the International Rip Current Health Hazard, Sarah Margaret Trimble and Chris Houser
Updating the Framework Geology of Padre Island National Seashore: Validation of Geophysical Surveys through Sediment Cores, L.F. Tuttle, Phillipe Alan Wernette, and Chris Houser
Team-Based Multidisciplinary Research Scholarship in the Geosciences, P.A. Wernette, Chris Houser, and C. Quick
Framework Geology as a Driver of Barrier Island Evolution, Phillipe Alan Wernette, Chris Houser, B.A. Weymer, and M.P. Bishop
An automated approach for extracting Barrier Island morphology from digital elevation models, P. Wernette, Chris Houser, and M.P. Bishop
Submissions from 2015
The rip current hazard in Costa Rica, I. Arozarena, Chris Houser, A.G. Echeverria, and C. Brannstrom
The Critical Zone of Coastal Barrier Systems, P. Barrineau, P. Wernette, B. Weymer, S. Trimble, and B. Hammond
Geospatial Science and Technology for Understanding the Complexities of the Critical Zone, M.P. Bishop, I.D. Dobreva, and Chris Houser
“Riding the rip”: an experiential and integrated human–physical geography curriculum in Costa Rica, C. Brannstrom and Chris Houser
"You can't see them from sitting here": Evaluating beach user understanding of a rip current warning sign, C. Brannstrom, Brown H. Lee, Chris Houser, S. Trimble, and A. Santos
A Summary and Future Direction of the Principles and Dynamics of the Critical Zone, J.R. Giardino and Chris Houser
Introduction to the Critical Zone, J.R. Giardino and Chris Houser
Characterizing instability of aeolian environments using analytical reasoning, Chris Houser, M.P. Bishop, and P. Barrineau
Effectiveness of geosciences exploration summer program (GeoX) for increasing awareness and knowledge of geosciences, Chris Houser, S. Garcia, and J. Torres
Alongshore correspondence of beach users and rip channels at Pensacola Beach, Florida, Chris Houser, T. Murphy, and D. Labude
Post-storm beach and dune recovery: Implications for barrier island resilience, Chris Houser, P. Wernette, E. Rentschlar, H. Jones, and B. Hammond
Forecasting the response of Earth's surface to future climatic and land use changes: A review of methods and research needs, J.D. Pelletier, Murray A. Brad, J.L. Pierce, P.R. Bierman, and D.D. Breshears
Using Wavelet Decomposition to Assess the Development of Padre Island National Seashore, Texas, USA, P.A. Wernette, B.A. Weymer, Chris Houser, and M.P. Bishop
GPR and EMI in Complex Environments: Emerging Concepts, Methods, Instruments, and Data Analysis, P. Wernette, B. Weymer, Chris Houser, and M. Bishop
Review of electromagnetic induction for mapping barrier island framework geology, B.A. Weymer, M.E. Everett, Smet T.S. de, and Chris Houser
Differentiating tidal and groundwater dynamics from barrier island framework geology: Testing the utility of portable multifrequency electromagnetic induction profilers, B.A. Weymer, M.E. Everett, Chris Houser, P. Wernette, and P. Barrineau
Poststorm Evolution of Beach-Dune Morphology: Padre Island National Seashore, Texas, B.A. Weymer, Chris Houser, and J.R. Giardino
Submissions from 2014
Perception of the rip current hazard on Galveston Island and North Padre Island, Texas, USA, C. Brannstrom, S. Trimble, A. Santos, H.L. Brown, and Chris Houser
Assessment of student and faculty mentor perceptions of an international undergraduate research program in physical geography, Chris Houser, A. Cahill, and K. Lemmons
Erosion and reorientation of the Sapodilla Cays, Mesoamerican Reef Belize from 1960 to 2012, Chris Houser, T. Dambrosio, C. Bouchard, W. Heyman, and K. Darbonne
Influence of Blade Flexibility on the Drag Coefficient of Aquatic Vegetation, Chris Houser, S. Trimble, and B. Morales
Initiation and evolution of blowouts within Padre Island National Seashore, Texas, M. Jewell, Chris Houser, and S. Trimble
Spatial distribution of loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) emergences along a highly dynamic beach in the northern Gulf of Mexico, M.M. Lamont and Chris Houser
Submissions from 2013
Ability of beach users to identify rip currents at Pensacola Beach, Florida, N. Caldwell, Chris Houser, and K. Meyer-Arendt
Alongshore variation in the morphology of coastal dunes: Implications for storm response, Chris Houser
Flow Separation over a prograding beach step at Pensacola Beach, Florida, Chris Houser
Nearshore circulation over transverse bar and rip morphology with oblique wave forcing, Chris Houser, R. Arnott, S. Ulzhöfer, and G. Barrett
A tribute to the influence of Dr Robin Davidson-Arnott in coastal and aeolian geomorphology, Chris Houser and J. Ellis
Beach and Dune Interaction, Chris Houser and J. Ellis
Impacts of driving on the beach: Case studies from Assateague Island and Padre Island National Seashores, Chris Houser, B. Labude, L. Haider, and B. Weymer
Role of the faculty mentor in an undergraduate research experience, Chris Houser, K. Lemmons, and A. Cahill
Characterizing coastal dune blowouts using GPR in combination with LiDAR and air photos, M. Jewell, B. Weymer, Chris Houser, and M. Everett
Characterizing coastal dune blowouts using GPR in combination with LiDAR and air photos, M. Jewell, B. Weymer, Chris Houser, M. Everett, and P. Barrineau
Coastal marsh vegetation assemblages of Galveston Bay: Insights for the East Texas Chenier plain, J.S. Johnson, D.M. Cairns, and Chris Houser
Impacts of Hurricane Ike on the beaches of the Bolivar Peninsula, TX, USA, D.J. Sherman, B.U. Hales, M.K. Potts, J.T. Ellis, and H. Liu
Electronic Measurement Techniques for Field Experiments in Process Geomorphology, D.J. Sherman, Chris Houser, and A.C.W. Baas
Characterization of aeolian streamers using time-average videography, D.J. Sherman, Chris Houser, J.T. Ellis, E.J. Farrell, and B. Li
Using GPR and EM to characterize barrier island transgression along the Texas Coast, B.A. Weymer, P. Barrineau, Chris Houser, M. Everett, and M. Jewell
Using GPR and EM to characterize barrier island transgression along the Texas coast, B. Weymer, P. Barrineau, Chris Houser, and M. Everett
Submissions from 2012
Identifying hotspots of rip current activity using wavelet analysis at Pensacola Beach, Florida, G. Barrett and Chris Houser
Extreme flows and unusual water levels near a Caribbean coral reef: Was this a case of a "perfect storm"?, T. Ezer, W.D. Heyman, Chris Houser, and B. Kjerfve
Feedback between ridge and swale bathymetry and barrier island storm response and transgression, Chris Houser
Short communication: High-frequency bed elevation measurements using ultrasonic distance sensors, Chris Houser
Submissions from 2011
Modeling and observations of high-frequency flow variability and internal waves at a Caribbean reef spawning aggregation site, T. Ezer, W.D. Heyman, Chris Houser, and B. Kjerfve
Sediment resuspension by vessel-generated waves along the Savannah River, Georgia, Chris Houser
Alongshore variation in the rip current hazard at Pensacola Beach, Florida, Chris Houser, G. Barrett, and D. Labude
Study Abroad Field Trip Improves Test Performance through Engagement and New Social Networks, Chris Houser, C. Brannstrom, S.M. Quiring, and K.K. Lemmons
Alongshore variation in foredune height in response to transport potential and sediment supply: South Padre Island, Texas, Chris Houser and S. Mathew
Soil moisture: A central and unifying theme in physical geography, D.R. Legates, R. Mahmood, D.F. Levia, T.L. DeLiberty, and S.M. Quiring
Direct and indirect mortality in Florida during the 2004 hurricane season, N. McKinney, Chris Houser, and K. Meyer-Arendt
Submissions from 2010
Relative importance of vessel-generated and wind vaves to salt marsh Erosion in a restricted fetch environment, Chris Houser
Divergent behavior of the swash zone in response to different foreshore slopes and nearshore states, Chris Houser and G. Barrett
Sediment transport on roberts bank: A sandy intertidal flat on the fraser river delta, Chris Houser and P. Hill
Wave attenuation across an intertidal sand flat: Implications for mudflat development, Chris Houser and P. Hill
Submissions from 2009
Relative velocity of seagrass blades: Implications for wave attenuation in low-energy environments, K. Bradley and Chris Houser
Geomorphological controls on road damage during hurricanes ivan and dennis, Chris Houser
Synchronization of transport and supply in beach-dune interaction, Chris Houser
Bed elevation changes in the upper-swash zone, Chris Houser and G. Barrett
Sensitivity of post-hurricance beach and dune recovery to event frequency, Chris Houser and S. Hamilton
Submissions from 2008
Controls on coastal dune morphology, shoreline erosion and barrier island response to extreme storms, Chris Houser, C. Hapke, and S. Hamilton
Posthurricane airflow and sediment transport over a recovering dune, Chris Houser, C. Hobbs, and B. Saari
An Integrated GIS-Expert System Framework forLive Hazard Monitoring and Detection, James Dwight McCarthy, Phil Graniero, and Steven Rozic
Submissions from 2007
Onshore migration of a swash bar during a storm, Chris Houser and B. Greenwood
EOF analysis of morphological response to hurricane ivan, Chris Houser, S. Hamilton, K. Meyer-Arendt, and J. Oravetz
EOF Analysis of Morphological Response to Hurricane Ivan, Chris Houser, Stuart Hamilton, Klaus Meyer-Arendt, and JonathanOravetz
Submissions from 2006
Emergence and migration of a nearshore bar: Sediment flux and morphological change on a multi-barred beach in the Great Lakes, B. Greenwood, A. Permanand-Schwartz, and Chris Houser
Divergent response of an intertidal swash bar, Chris Houser, B. Greenwood, and T. Aagaard
Pollution in an urban Bayou: Magnitude, spatial distribution and origin, J. Liebens, C.J. Mohrherr, K.R. Rao, and Chris Houser
Factors controlling tidal flat response to sea level rise: Roberts Bank, British Columbia, Canada, A. Shaw, D.G. Lintern, P.R. Hill, and Chris Houser