Primary Recipient

CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Amount

$349,547.00

Award Date

6/23/2009

Administering Agency

National Science Foundation

CDFA Number

47.082

CDFA Program Title

Trans-NSF Recovery Act Reasearch Support

Description

'Most of the rivers in hilly and mountainous landscapes have small, steep channels, which are typically mantled by boulders that rarely move. In these channels, boulders moderate the rate of river incision, roughen the flow creating local patches of grav