Effects of Climate Change on Channel Morphology and Scour Regime

About The Presenter

John Buffington, USFS

About This Presentation

Running time: 19 minutes and 20 seconds

This is part of a collection. See more from Understanding & Adapting in Aquatic Ecosystems at Landscape and River Basin Scales.

Topics covered:

• How will climate change affect:
• Regime diagram
• Changes in reach scale channel morphology
• Hydroclimate
• Hydroclimate and channel response potential
• Climate change
• Process domains
• Boise River Basin example
• Climate-driven changes in scour regime
• Scour of bull trout eggs
• Scour regime
• Vulnerability to scour
• Dynamic (transient) responses
• Sediment of time
• Field and numerical studies
• Sediment deposit
• Changes in grain size (spawning habitat) over time
• Sediment supply

Production by: Michael Furniss and Jeffrey Guntle, Communications and Applications, PNW and PSW Research Stations

Video by: Freshwaters Illustrated.