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MCA Pilot PUI: Developing new and novel research into the Miocene to Quaternary geomorphol — NSF Award to Western Colorado Univers

The Colorado River and its tributaries have carved some of the largest canyons in the United States. Millions of Americans see these iconic landscapes in national parks like Grand Canyon, Canyonlands and Black Canyon of the Gunnison. When these canyons were cut and the processes driving river incision are areas of acti

Award titleMCA Pilot PUI: Developing new and novel research into the Miocene to Quaternary geomorphol
Award ID2422868
AwardeeWestern Colorado University
CityGUNNISON
StateCO
Amount obligated$244,580
Principal investigatorDavid Marchetti
ProgramGeomorphology & Land-use Dynam
Start date09/01/2024
AbstractThe Colorado River and its tributaries have carved some of the largest canyons in the United States. Millions of Americans see these iconic landscapes in national parks like Grand Canyon, Canyonlands and Black Canyon of the Gunnison. When these canyons were cut and the processes driving river incision are areas of active research in geology. The Upper Gunnison River near Gunnison, Colorado has had much less river incision and canyon cutting over the last 10 million years than most other Colorado
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