The study of sediment transport and riverbed dynamics is central to understanding the evolution of fluvial systems and their response to environmental change. Bedload movement, influenced by flow ...

Braided streams and rivers are relatively rare in the Rocky Mountains of the Western U.S., except in the Yellowstone region of northwest Wyoming. This raises the question: why do we find these ...

HOUSTON - (Dec. 16, 2019) - The river may rage or gently roll, but in the end the sand and silt will have their way. Rice University Earth scientists and their colleagues have defined a surprising ...

How mangrove roots interact with water flow is believed to be a key element in mitigating coastal erosion. Researchers are the first to quantify the optimal mangrove root hydrodynamic with a ...