We can experience the same wonder and fascination when we encounter rivers and streams; each one is different and unique — so let's discover what makes rivers, and the study of river systems, or ...

If you catch glimpses of Fountain Creek while driving, biking or walking along the creek, you know it tends to be relatively inactive. You might notice cloudy water due to ...

Fluvial geomorphology. Fluvial geomorphology is about the physical structure of river channels and how they change in space and time, shaped by the interaction between water, sediment and vegetation.

I am particularly interested in the influence of river and floodplain processes on the flux and storage of organic carbon in floodplain soil and large wood; interactions between downed large wood, ...

What Class: Geomorphology Who Teaches It: ... "We begin by interpreting soils in pits dug in terraces of the Susquehanna River at a nearby gravel quarry, a site where students have played an important ...

Askoa Ibisate, geographer specialising in fluvial geomorphology, has analysed how the disappearance of the Olloki dam affects sediment transport. Ibisate concluded that the volume of pebbles ...

For cartographers and cartophiles, Harold Fisk’s 1944 maps of the lower Mississippi River are a seminal work. In the mid-20th century the geologist charted the river in stunning detail and ...

BY BUILDING dams in the Himalayas, Chinese engineers are tinkering with one of the world’s great sets of watersheds. Five great streams—the Red River, the Yangzi, the Irrawaddy, the Salween ...

Why monitor the geomorphology of Fountain Creek? Dr. Hempel explains that measuring changes in river geomorphology can lead to understanding WHY a change is happening. Specifically, what is ...

Currently, she is interested in the geomorphology of alluvial rivers, including knickpoint development and river interactions with riparian vegetation. While she did grow up along the Hudson and ...