Why Do Rivers Curve?

Опубликовано 19 ноября 2014, 15:21

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References

Ferreira da Silva, A. M. (2006). On why and how do rivers meander.

Howard, A. D. (2009). How to make a meandering river. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 106(41), 17245-17246. pnas.org/content/106/41/17245....

Howard, A. D., & Knutson, T. R. (1984). Sufficient conditions for river meandering: A simulation approach. Water Resources Research, 20(11), 1659-1667. erode.evsc.virginia.edu/papers...

Leopold, L. B., & Wolman, M. G. (1960). River meanders. Geological Society of America Bulletin, 71(6), 769-793. usu.edu/jackschmidt/files/uplo...

Parker, H. (1996). River Meandering as Self-Organization Process. Science,271, 1710. f052.it/watch/927/meandering_r...

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Schwenk, Jon. Interview. 9 July 2014.

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Waterfalls Cascading - Courtesy Shutterstock
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Rio cauto Cuba - Public Domain Photo
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Tiger Leaping Gorge - Courtesy Shutterstock
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River coming from mountain - Google Earth
42°21'35.72" S 173°34'30.41" E

Meandering River - Google Earth Engine
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Under Water 2 - Ken Mankoff
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Oxbow Lake Australia - GoogleEarth
23°41'31.06" S 150°47'53.91" E

Oxbow Lake Colombia - GoogleEarth
3°20'18.70" N  70°07'10.92" O

Oxbow Lake France - Google Earth
46°55'24.16" N   5°19'28.34" E

Dry Oxbow Lake Colorado - Google Earth
32°00'06.80" N 115°07'19.81" O

Martian Rivers on Aeolis Planum - NASA/JPL/University of Arizona
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