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Laboratory observations on meltwater meandering rivulets on ice
Energy and Environment Institute, University of Hull, Hull, HU6 7RX,
UK
Ven Te Chow Hydrosystems Laboratory, Department of Civil and
Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,
Urbana, IL 61801, USA
Gary Parker
Ven Te Chow Hydrosystems Laboratory, Department of Civil and
Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,
Urbana, IL 61801, USA
Department of Geology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,
Urbana, IL 61801, USA
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We present a set of observations from laboratory experiments on meltwater meandering rivulets on ice and compare them (qualitatively and quantitatively) to patterns commonly found in meandering channels flowing over different materials. Our channels display great similarities with real rivers in spite of being much smaller. Higher temperature differences between water and ice create deeper and less sinuous channels with bends that preferentially point downstream and are not as rounded.
We present a set of observations from laboratory experiments on meltwater meandering rivulets on...