OpportunityTitle: Ephemeral Tributary Sediment Transport Measurement
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
Description: The purpose of this project will be to collect surrogate measurements coincident with definitive (physical) measurement of sediment flux in an ephemeral channel that will help establish a relationship between surrogate data and sediment flux. The research will make a determination of what surrogate measurements need to be collected in order to develop a relationship between surrogate data and definitive sediment flux. The larger context of this research project reflects the fact that ungagged ephemeral tributaries present a challenging situation for estimating sediment delivery during a storm event. If a relationship between surrogate data and definitive sediment flux can indeed be developed, then practitioners may have a means to estimate bed load using relatively inexpensive surrogate data collection techniques. The current research site is the Arroyo de los Pi&#241;os, which is on the western side of the Rio Grande, across the river from Socorro, NM.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Grants Management Specialist
GrantorContactText: Michael  Dieterich &lt;br/&gt;Grants Management Specialist &lt;br/&gt;Phone 303-445-2484