Effects of vegetation on rivers
Event details
| Date | 22.03.2012 |
| Hour | 12:15 › 13:30 |
| Speaker |
Professor Christopher Paola, Department of Geology & Geophysics, University of Minnesota, USA http://www.geo.umn.edu/people/profs/PAOLA.html |
| Location | |
| Category | Conferences - Seminars |
Vegetation profoundly affects the form and evolution of rivers by dynamically affecting sediment transport and the selection of flow paths. We will review experimental and field evidence illustrating how vegetation interactions change braided rivers to single-thread ones, create self-assembled floodplains, and set channel size. We will also review evidence that these effects have been important in controlling river form through geologic time.
Practical information
- General public
- Free
- This event is internal
Organizer
- EESS
Contact
- Prof. Paolo Perona, AHEAD ([email protected])