Geomorphology

Science that studies the landforms and their mobility and dynamics. In hydrosystems, the analysis focuses on the geometry of the riverbed and on the causes of its spatial (from upstream to downstream) or time-slot transformations in connection with the modification of solid and liquid flows, the dynamics of riparian vegetation, human activities. It is therefore an interface and synthetic science that uses naturalistic and experimental data (including hydraulics and hydrology) and data from the humanities (history, agricultural economics, etc). River geomorphology: science that seeks to understand and describe the structure of the watercourse. It studies the shapes of rivers and the conditions of their formation. The geomorphological dynamics determine the ecological functioning of aquatic environments.