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THE RANDOM COMPONENT IN STREAM MEANDERING 1
Author(s) -
Wallis Ian G.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
jawra journal of the american water resources association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.957
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1752-1688
pISSN - 1093-474X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1752-1688.1978.tb02208.x
Subject(s) - meander (mathematics) , amplitude , component (thermodynamics) , wavelength , geology , hydrology (agriculture) , geometry , physics , geotechnical engineering , optics , mathematics , thermodynamics
An experimental investigation of the random component in stream meandering is described. The results of sixty replicate experiments of meander initiation and development made using the same discharge, bed material and bed slope are described and analyzed. It is demonstrated that the commencement of meandering is a random process. The random component in meander behavior is indicated by the size of the coefficients of variation of meander amplitude and wavelength of 0.45 and 0.22, respectively. A simple model is put forward to explain the observed deterministic and random components of meander behavior.