Description

Physical geography at Texas A&M comprises biogeography, climatology, hydrology, and geomorphology. Geomorphology concerns the study of the Earth’s surface processes. At Texas A&M, the focus of research is on aeolian, coastal, desert, fluvial, and glacial geomorphology. The geographic scope of our work is the United States (along the Texas coast, California, Big Bend Big National Park) and in Europe (Italy and Portugal).

Affiliated Faculty

• R. Giardino
• C. Houser
• A. Klein
• D. Sherman
• V. Tchakerian
• M. Waters

Research Projects

• Natural hazards and risk assessment for Antigua and Barbuda and St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands (D. Sherman, C. Houser, S. Quiring, W. Cox, E. Farrell, L. Meng)
• Characteristics of aeolian saltation (D. Sherman, J. Ellis)
• Detecting coastal change along the Texas coast (D. Sherman, H. Liu)
• Geomorphology, soils, and dynamics of Big Bend National Park, Texas (V. Tchakerian, P. Rindfleisch, C. Harmon)
• Quantifying levee erosion in the Sacramento River Delta, California (D. Sherman, J. Ellis, F. Hopf)
• Wave transformation over a rock platform in Belinho, Portugal (D. Sherman, J. Ellis, E. Farrell, B. Li)
• Wave induced setup behind a detached breakwater in Marina di Pisa, Italy (D. Sherman, J. Ellis, E. Farrell)
• Bathymetric controls on rip current generation in northwest Florida (C. Houser)
• Geologic controls on hurricane impact and recovery (C. Houser)
• Shoreline erosion by boatwakes along the Savannah River (C. Houser)
• Wave attenuation by seagrass (C. Houser)
  High Alpine and Arctic Research Program (HAARP)
• Ground Penetrating Radar exploration of rock glaciers (R. Giardino, N. Regmi, J Vitek, J. Degenhardt, W. Jorgensen)
• Long-term study of stone polygons in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, CO (J.Vitek, R. Giardino, N. Regmi)
• Post-Restoration of two streams in the Austin, TX area (R. Giardino, M. Meier)
• Hydrology of rock glaciers (R. Giardino, J.Vitek, N. Regmi, J.Degenhardt)
• Short-term response of rock glaciers to global warming (R. Giardino, J. Vitek, N. Regmi,, J. Degenhardt)
• Hydrological response of mountain watersheds to global warming (R. Giardino, J. Vitek)
• Landslides of the Grand Mesa-McClure Pass Area (N. Regmi, R. Giardino, J. Vitek)
• The Andy Gump Landslide: Visualization of movement morphology (N. Regmi, R. Giardino)
• Mechanics and timing of a debris avalanche damming the Savage River, Alaska (J. Vitek R. Giardino)
• Water resources of Bering land bridge national perserve, Alaska (R. Kaiser, R. Giardino, N. Regmi)
• Water resources of Cape Krusenstern national monument, Alaska (R. Kaiser, R. Giardino, N. Regmi)

Field and Research Photos