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Research article
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22 Mar 2016
Research article |
| 22 Mar 2016
Geometry of meandering and braided gravel-bed threads from the Bayanbulak Grassland, Tianshan, P. R. China
François Métivier
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Institut de physique du globe de Paris – Sorbonne Paris Cité, Université Paris Diderot, CNRS – UMR7154, 1 rue Jussieu, 75238 Paris CEDEX 05, France
Olivier Devauchelle
Institut de physique du globe de Paris – Sorbonne Paris Cité, Université Paris Diderot, CNRS – UMR7154, 1 rue Jussieu, 75238 Paris CEDEX 05, France
Hugo Chauvet
Institut de physique du globe de Paris – Sorbonne Paris Cité, Université Paris Diderot, CNRS – UMR7154, 1 rue Jussieu, 75238 Paris CEDEX 05, France
Eric Lajeunesse
Institut de physique du globe de Paris – Sorbonne Paris Cité, Université Paris Diderot, CNRS – UMR7154, 1 rue Jussieu, 75238 Paris CEDEX 05, France
Patrick Meunier
Département de Géologie, CNRS – UMR8538, Ecole Normale Supérieure, 24 rue Lhomond, 75005 Paris, France
Koen Blanckaert
Research center for Eco-environmental sciences, Chinese Academy of sciences, Beijing, P. R. China
Peter Ashmore
Department of Geography, Social Science Centre Rm 2322, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
Zhi Zhang
The States Key laboratory of Cryospheric Science, Cold and Arid Region Environmental and Engineering and Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 260 Donggang west road, Lanzhou, China
Yuting Fan
Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi, P. R. China
Youcun Liu
Key Laboratory of Water Environment and Resource, Tianjin Normal University, 393 Binshui west road, Tianjin 300387, China
Zhibao Dong
The States Key laboratory of Cryospheric Science, Cold and Arid Region Environmental and Engineering and Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 260 Donggang west road, Lanzhou, China
Baisheng Ye
The States Key laboratory of Cryospheric Science, Cold and Arid Region Environmental and Engineering and Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 260 Donggang west road, Lanzhou, China
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Short summary
In meandering rivers, flow and sediments are carried in a single thread whereas in braided rivers they are carried through numerous threads. The geometry of single-thread follows scaling relationships with discharge. The most famous of these, "Lacey's law", states that a river's width scales with the square root of its discharge. We here show that threads from braided rivers also accord with Lacey's law, and that the geometry of meandering and braided threads cannot be differenciated.
In meandering rivers, flow and sediments are carried in a single thread whereas in braided...
