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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Hi
Everybody,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Just
a <b>friendly reminder</b> not to miss EAPS Assistant Professor <b>Taylor
Perron’s</b> talk <b>tomorrow afternoon</b> May 4<sup>th</sup> at <b>4
p.m. in 48-316 (Parsons Lab)...poster attached. </b> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Any
and all are welcome</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>,
so please spread the word and we’ll see you there.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Pattern Formation in
River Networks</span></i></b><b><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Branching river networks
are one of the most widespread features of Earth’s surface, and their self-organized
structure controls the transport of water and sediment across the continents.
Dr. Perron will present a framework for interpreting these prominent landscape
patterns. A numerical model of the dominant erosional mechanisms shaping
soil-mantled landscapes predicts the emergence of patterns ranging from the
spacing of sub-kilometer valleys to the hierarchical structure of
hundred-kilometer river networks. Field measurements and high-resolution
topography from laser altimetry provide a dataset for testing these model
predictions, and yield insight into how landscape patterns record the influence
of climate, rock type and life. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>**************************************<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>A <b>reception will follow</b>....replete with snacks.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Cheers,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Kurt<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>**********************<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Kurt
Sternlof, Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Executive
Director<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>MIT
Earth System Initiative<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>617-253-6895<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>kurtster@mit.edu<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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