Continuous characterization of the planform geometry and curvature of meandering rivers

Geographical Analysis

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-25

  Güneralp, Inci ^a   Rhoads, Bruce L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURVATURE; FLUVIAL GEOMORPHOLOGY; GEOMETRY; MEANDER; MIGRATION;

EID: 37349095020     PISSN: 00167363     EISSN: 15384632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0016-7363.2007.00711.x     Document Type: Article

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