On the cause and characteristic scales of meandering and braiding in rivers

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 1976, Pages 457-480

  Parker, Gary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

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EID: 0016878341     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112076000748     Document Type: Article

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