Rivers are Earth's arteries. Water, sediment and nutrients self-organize into diverse, dynamic channels as they journey from ...

The slope of streambeds has dramatic and unexpected effects on sediment transport. Experimental data from the flume lab show that gravity does not facilitate sediment transport in the expected ...

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

Researchers have devised a better way to measure how fast sediment flows in rivers -- information that can help scientists and planners better prepare for flooding and weather-related events ...

For years, sand nourishment has been an important way to protect the Dutch coast against erosion and rising sea levels. But ...

Bed load sediment transport involves wind or water flowing over a bed of sediment, causing grains to “roll or hop” along the bed.

Sediment transport modeling is a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers critical skillset By Dr. Michael D. Izard-Carroll October 7, 2016 ...

The Nord Stream pipeline explosions happened in a dumping ground for chemical warfare, but other contaminants proved most toxic to marine life ...