Tools in Fluvial Geomorphology Workshop
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Conference
Date & Time | This programme has been designed to identify a framework to raise awareness, learning and development pathways and ultimately drive recruitment and attraction strategies to assure river management expertise for the future Thursday 16 February Wellington Full-day, 8-hour workshop | |
| Cost | $600.00 Council Staff – $200.00 discount Rivers Group Members - 10% discount Please mention discount when making the booking. | |
| Where to register | Email Rachael Armstrong - Rachael.Armstrong@hbrc.govt.nz | |
| Outline | Key learning outcomes Familiarity with a series of tools useful for geomorphic analysis in river systems. NB: Please note this workshop introduces these tools by way of demonstration and does not provide technical specialist instruction. Key themes • Conceptual principles: The River Styles Framework • Leveraging LiDAR and SfM surveys to map rivers’ physical habitat mosaic • Manual and automated mapping approaches for channel, floodplains, and riparian areas • Geomorphic Change Detection and NCI (Natural Character Index) • Sediment transport principles • 1D and 2D approaches to river morphodynamics • Network-scale considerations: Geomorphic hotspots • Mapping catchment connectivity An overview of readily available Toolkits in Aotearoa New Zealand
Presenters Ian Fuller, Gary Brierley, Jon Tunnicliffe |