Experimental Geomorphology

Experimental geomorphology is all about recreating dynamic conditions when landforms are modified, built, or eroded away. Since the conditions range from interactions of the land surface with wind, water and ice to deformation of rock masses, chemical dissolution and precipitation, and plant and animal activity, there is virtually no end to the range of experiments one can conduct. I provide a few of my excursions into the world of water and sediment and tectonics below. I'll be adding more as time permits.

Thesis research on Dynamics of Eroding Drainage Basins

For my doctoral thesis project, I developed an experimental model of an eroding drainage basin that experienced continuous uplift and erosion. Here's the link to that work...

Sandbox erosion models

Water and sediment are caught in a dance, and there is not an easier way to watch the various steps they take than in a small sandbox. The high resolution monitoring capabilities that are available, affordable and relatively easy to use open up a very broad spectrum of controlled studies with small landforms.