Fluvial Geomorphology

  1. Channel Patterns
    1. Pattern Classification
      1. Single-Thread Channels
        1. Straight
          1. Meandering
          2. Multi-Thread Channels
            1. Braided
              1. Anastomosing
                1. Anabranching
              2. Straight Channels
                1. Sinuosity Measurement
                  1. Thalweg Characteristics
                    1. Pool-Riffle Sequences
                      1. Spacing
                        1. Formation Mechanisms
                        2. Stability Factors
                        3. Meandering Channels
                          1. Meander Geometry
                            1. Wavelength
                              1. Amplitude
                                1. Radius of Curvature
                                  1. Sinuosity
                                  2. Meander Dynamics
                                    1. Bend Migration
                                      1. Cutoff Processes
                                        1. Neck Cutoffs
                                          1. Chute Cutoffs
                                          2. Secondary Flow
                                            1. Helical Flow
                                              1. Superelevation
                                              2. Point Bar Development
                                                1. Lateral Accretion
                                                  1. Scroll Bars
                                                  2. Oxbow Lake Formation
                                                    1. Abandonment Process
                                                      1. Lake Evolution
                                                    2. Braided Channels
                                                      1. Braiding Characteristics
                                                        1. Multiple Channels
                                                          1. Bar Development
                                                            1. Channel Instability
                                                            2. Bar Types
                                                              1. Mid-Channel Bars
                                                                1. Lateral Bars
                                                                  1. Point Bars
                                                                    1. Diagonal Bars
                                                                    2. Braiding Controls
                                                                      1. Slope
                                                                        1. Sediment Supply
                                                                          1. Discharge Variability
                                                                            1. Bank Erodibility
                                                                            2. Braiding Indices
                                                                              1. Channel Count
                                                                                1. Braiding Intensity
                                                                              2. Anastomosing Channels
                                                                                1. Channel Characteristics
                                                                                  1. Stable Banks
                                                                                    1. Low Sinuosity
                                                                                      1. Multiple Channels
                                                                                      2. Formation Mechanisms
                                                                                        1. Avulsion
                                                                                          1. Aggradation
                                                                                            1. Vegetation Effects
                                                                                            2. Floodplain Interactions
                                                                                              1. Overbank Flow
                                                                                                1. Wetland Development

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