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theory linking bank erosion to near-bank flow excess driven by channel curvature, predicting meander growth, migration and preferred wavelength.

In geomorphology, bend theory of river meanders refers to theory linking bank erosion to near-bank flow excess driven by channel curvature, predicting meander growth, migration and preferred wavelength. This meaning comes from Ikeda (1981) in Journal of Fluid Mechanics.[1]

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  1. Ikeda, S., Parker, G., & Sawai, K. (1981). Bend theory of river meanders. Part 1. Linear development. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 112, 363-377. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022112081000451

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