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References
Ferreira da Silva, A. M. (2006). On why and how do rivers meander.
Howard, A. D. (2009). How to make a meandering river. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 106(41), 17245-17246.
Howard, A. D., & Knutson, T. R. (1984). Sufficient conditions for river meandering: A simulation approach. Water Resources Research, 20(11), 1659-1667.
Leopold, L. B., & Wolman, M. G. (1960). River meanders. Geological Society of America Bulletin, 71(6), 769-793.
Parker, H. (1996). River Meandering as Self-Organization Process. Science,271, 1710.
Rhoads, B. L., & Welford, M. R. (1991). Initiation of river meandering. Progress in Physical Geography, 15(2), 127-156.
Schwenk, Jon. Interview. 9 July 2014.
Seminara, G. (2006). Meanders. Journal of fluid mechanics, 554, 271-297.
Stølum, H. H. (1998). Planform geometry and dynamics of meandering rivers.Geological Society of America Bulletin, 110(11), 1485-1498.
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Video and Image Credits
Waterfalls Cascading - Courtesy Shutterstock
Rio cauto Cuba - Public Domain Photo
Tiger Leaping Gorge - Courtesy Shutterstock
River coming from mountain - Google Earth
42°21'35.72" S 173°34'30.41" E
Meandering River - Google Earth Engine
Under Water 2 - Ken Mankoff
Oxbow Lake Australia - GoogleEarth
23°41'31.06" S 150°47'53.91" E
Oxbow Lake Colombia - GoogleEarth
3°20'18.70" N  70°07'10.92" O
Oxbow Lake France - Google Earth
46°55'24.16" N   5°19'28.34" E
Dry Oxbow Lake Colorado - Google Earth
32°00'06.80" N 115°07'19.81" O
Martian Rivers on Aeolis Planum - NASA/JPL/University of Arizona
Mars Rover Curiosity - Public Domain Image
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