geomorphology
noun
the study of the characteristics, origin, and development of landforms.
geomorphologist
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a word derived from
geomorphology.
Example Sentences
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As a geomorphologist with Geological Survey Northern Ireland, Melanie Biausque studies how coastlines change over time.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
But it hasn’t worked out that way, says Teiji Watanabe, a geomorphologist at Hokkaido University in Japan, who has frequently visited the Everest Region since the late 1980s.
From National Geographic ● Jan. 10, 2024
Reductions in stream flow, rising water temperatures, and unprecedented wildfires are the main climate impacts on Idaho’s salmon, John Buffington, research geomorphologist at the Rocky Mountain Research Station, told the Statesman.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 15, 2022
“It’s a counterintuitive finding,” says Gordon Grant, a hydrologist and geomorphologist with the U.S.
From Science Magazine ● Jun. 10, 2022
BDAs are certainly not a replacement for beavers, notes Joe Wheaton, a fluvial geomorphologist at Utah State University and one of the scientists who developed the analogues.
From Scientific American ● Feb. 7, 2022
