USGS - Support in Geographic and Geomorphic Information Analysis for the Colorado River in Grand Canyon
Project Type: Sponsored Research Project Sponsor: USGS Grand Canyon Monitoring Research Center Project Location: Grand Canyon, AZ Status: Completed
Project Overview
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Related Links & Research
- USGS: Dynamism and Persistence of Eddy Sand Bars in Grand Canyon
- DOE/ICRRR: Geomorphic Change Detection in the Grand Canyon
Project Outputs
Presentations from this Project
- *Poster: *Kasprak A and Wheaton J. 2011. Morphodynamic Modeling of Gravel Bed Rivers: a Step-Length Based Approach, AGU Fall Meeting 2011. American Geophysical Union: San Francisco, CA. EP23C-0778.
Publications from this Project
- Kilham N, Schmidt JC and Wheaton JM. 2011. Analysis of Historical Longitudinal Profiles of the Colorado River Downstream From Glen Canyon Dam, 1965-2009: Draft Final Report, Intermountain Center for River Restoration and Rehabilitation, Logan, Utah.
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Datasets from this Project
- Datasets will be posted where and when … as part of data management plan.
Project Details
Project PI: Jack Schmidt (as of August 2011: Joseph Wheaton) Project Co-PI: Joseph Wheaton Project Personnel from ET-AL: Nicole Czarnomski, Nina Killham (Schmidt Geomorphology Lab) Project Collaborators: Paul Grams (GCMRC), Joe Hazel (NAU), Matt Kaplinksi (NAU) Funding Source: USGS Grand Canyon Monitoring Research Center (USGS 08WRAG0053 Mod 2, Req 10-93395-0049) Project Start Date: September, 2008 Project End Date (anticipated): August, 2012