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- Title
On the nature of 'periodic' river bends.
- Authors
Zavodinsky, V.; Gorkusha, O.
- Abstract
The formation of bends (meanders) can be described by a simple physical model, according to which, water flow in a gentle valley with gentle slopes, once deflected by a random obstacle, starts oscillating from one slope to another, while keeping moving down the valley. The sinuosity of the river (the ratio of the path along its channel to the direct path along the valley) depends on the ratio of the steepness of the slopes and the valley; the mean sinuosity is close to 1.5 in accordance with the available geographic data.
- Subjects
RIVERS; MEANDERING rivers; GRAVITATION; SLOPES (Physical geography); VALLEYS; MATHEMATICAL models
- Publication
Water Resources, 2016, Vol 43, Issue 1, p73
- ISSN
0097-8078
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1134/S0097807816010176