… The origin of meandering and braiding of alluvial rivers is re-… whether a river remains stable
or tends to meander or braid. … predicts whether a river meanders, braids or remains straight. …

… perturbations in a model alluvial river is described. A perturbation technique… meandering.
A relation estimating the number of braids and differentiating between meandering and braided …

… a river is meandering, braided or in transition. We define a transition river here as a river with
clear meanders… A typical meandering river was assumed to present either only point bars or …

… Secondly, the rivers in India show so many transitions between single-channel and braided
… fast distinction between braided and meandering classes of rivers, and employ definitions of …

… rivers are common. This chapter focuses on the characteristics of meandering and braided
rivers. The … of meandering of a straight river. Mathematical models of flow in a curved channel, …

… a definitive theory of meandering and braiding but rather a framework … rivers are more
frequently braided than sand rivers of comparable size which are more frequently meandering in …

… Thus, while the use of channel slope rather than valleyfloor gradient does not invalidate
the conclusion that braided rivers have generally higher Q--s combinations than meandering …

… splits into multiply interconnected braided channels. Both empirical studies and theory have
… associated with braiding, with the converse for meandering. The occurrence of braiding has …

… is neither c1earcut nor comprehensive but it does correspond to a practically significant
difference in river behaviour. Braided rivers are typically wider and shallower than meanders of …

… slope braided channels are associated with higher bankfull discharges than are meanders.
… of discharge around islands in braided rivers which produces numerous small channels. The …