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FLUVIAL GEOMORPHOLOGY LAB Department
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1) Development of a Management Tool for predicting Multi-Dimensional Sand-Bar Evolution and 1-Dimensional Sand Transport in the Colorado River Ecosystem 2) Long-Term
Monitoring of Fine-Grained Sediment Storage throughout the Main Channel of
the We are monitoring the magnitude and style of sand storage in Marble
and Grand Canyons using recent advances in bathymetric and GIS technology;
interpreting observed changes in a historical context based on analysis of
multitemporal aerial photographs; and characterizing the longitudinal
organization of sand storage in |
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The Role of Riparian Vegetation in Determining Channel
Form along the Green River in To assess the effects of tamarisk
removal on geomorphology in the |
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Analysis of
Channel Stability and Sediment Transport on the Graduate student Dave Gaeuman is integrating historical geomorphology
with existing methods for specifying in-stream flow requirements for habitat
and channel maintenance on the lower |
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