Seminar series
Date
Fri, 21 Oct 2022
Time
14:00 -
15:00
Location
L5
Speaker
Olivier Devauchelle
Organisation
Institute de Physique du Globe de Paris
Rivers choose their size and shape, and spontaneously organize into ramified networks. Yet, they are essentially a channelized flow of water that carries sediment. Based on laboratory experiments, field measurements and simple theory, we will investigate the basic mechanisms by which rivers form themselves, and carve the landscapes that surround us.