How rivers chart their paths

From Science Magazine.

Billions of people rely on the power and resources that rivers provide. As rivers carry water and sediment across the landscape, the very shape is also changing. Geoscientist Austin Chadwick explains his recent work using remote sensing to understand and predict the dynamic behavior of rivers.

Read the research paper here: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.ads6567

00:00 Introducing river dynamics
00:22 Understanding river movements
01:00 Types of river systems
01:31 Studying river patterns
02:00 Analyzing data with technology
03:32 Single thread vs. multi-thread rivers
04:30 Implications for river restoration
04:56 Future research directions
05:31 Coexisting with rivers