#PhotoOfTheDay: #Meanders of the #Irrawaddy River

River channels old and new wind across a floodplain in Burma (Myanmar), mingling with areas of agriculture and aquaculture.

Sediment in the water gives the river an opaque, light brown appearance.

https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/153454/meanders-of-the-irrawaddy-river

Meanders of the Irrawaddy River

River channels old and new wind across a floodplain in Burma (Myanmar), mingling with areas of agriculture and aquaculture.

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Arctic river channels changing due to climate change, scientists discover

Researchers have tracked the migration pace of large meandering rivers in permafrost regions โ€“ a natural process that impacts the amount of organic carbon released into the ocean.

Stanford Earth

@allochthonous

Sinuosity is a natural phenomenon of flowing water based purely on physical principles. Once any bend occurs, slower moving water leaves deposits on the inside curve while faster moving water erodes the outer curve.

#fluvialgeomorphology
#sinuosity
#sedimentload
#meanders