Bella F Gray

My work focuses on the complex feedback mechanisms that govern geometries in mixed bedrock-alluvial channels in semi-arid climates. I combine field measurements, numerical modeling, and machine learning to evaluate interactions between vegetation growth, surface and groundwater hydrology, sediment transport, and channel morphology. Additionally, my work aims to quantify the effect of coarse sediment cover on channel planform. I primarily study canyons near the Henry Mountains of Southeastern Utah and the Guadalupe Mountains of New Mexico and West Texas.