An Alluvial Fan in the Laboratory (IMAGE)

University of Pennsylvania

An Alluvial Fan in the Laboratory

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Researchers used black sediment to represent large grains, or "gravel" in rivers, and white sediment as "sand" to create a model of an alluvial fan.

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University of Pennsylvania

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