Plants and fluctuating river flow work together to balance vertical sediment buildup with sediment delivery to the delta’s edge.
Rivers
Why Are Arctic Rivers Rising in Winter?
Increased glacial melt is boosting winter streamflows by filling aquifers, a new study on an Alaskan river suggests.
Deciphering Deluges
New modeling approach reexamines two key assumptions about flooding.
What Controls the Shape of Steep Mountain Streams?
The shape of steep river streams changes systematically with channel slope, but field data and theoretical analysis reveal that slope is not the sole factor in setting a channel’s form.
Tracing Land to Ocean River Transport with Cosmogenic Isotopes
Beryllium stored in marine sediments can help scientists study erosion and other environmental changes.
Small Streams Make Big Contribution to Carbon Cycle
A recent paper in Reviews of Geophysics discussed the carbon dynamics of headwater streams.
A New Model for River Meanders
A river’s twists and turns are shaped by its past flood events.
Protecting Water Resources Through a Focus on Headwater Streams
Where Land Becomes Stream: Connecting Spatial and Temporal Scales to Better Understand and Manage Catchment Ecosystems; Rennes, France, 7–8 March 2017
River Plumes near the Equator Have Major Effects on Oceans
Every second, the Congo sends millions of gallons of freshwater deep into the Atlantic, influencing marine plants and wildlife.
How Do Rivers Flow over Bedrock?
A study questions whether the hydraulics of rivers that lack loose sediments along their bottoms can be accurately depicted by standard equations for flow over sediment.