Table of Contents “...Oceans, Coastal Systems, and Wind Processes -- Key Learningconcepts -- Geosystemsnow Sand Dunes Prevent Coastline Erosion during Hurricane Sandy -- Global Oceans and Seas -- Properties of Seawater -- Physical Structure and Human Impacts -- Coastal System Components -- The Coastal Environment -- Sea Level -- Coastal System Actions -- Tides -- Waves -- Coastal System Outputs -- Coastal Erosion -- Coastal Deposition -- Barrier Beaches and Islands -- Coral Formations -- Coastal Wetlands -- Wind Processes -- Eolian Transport of Dust and Sand -- Eolian Erosion -- Desert Pavement -- Eolian Deposition -- Geosystemsconnection -- Key Learningconcepts review -- Geosystems in Action 16 Wind-Blown Dune Forms -- Focus Study 16.1 Pollution -- Focus Study 16.2 Natural Hazards -- Critical Thinking 16.1 Thinking Through a Rising Sea Level -- CT 16.2 Allocating Responsibility and Cost for Coastal Hazards -- CT 16.3 The Nearest Eolian Features -- ThehumanDenominator; Oceans, Coasts, and Dunes -- Georeports: 5 reports -- 17. ...”