Yi-Fu Lecture Series: The climate and weather of rivers: characterizing channel dynamics across scales

Mountain rivers are dynamic systems that both record and respond to changing water and sediment fluxes. Yet distinguishing when a river is stable versus actively adjusting to a new state remains one of the central challenges in geomorphology. This seminar will explore how river channel geometry reflects both the “climate” and the “weather” of river systems—the long-term conditions that shape form and the short-term events that drive river channel change.