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Geography 317a/b Geomorphology of River Channels

The mechanics of alluvial rivers, including fluvial hydraulics and sediment transport, river channel morphology and dynamics, floodplain sedimentation, the response of rivers to environmental change, and selected applications to river channel management.

Prerequisite: Geography 214a/b
2 lecture hours, 2 laboratory hours, half course.


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