PlanetGeo: The Geology Podcast
PlanetGeo: The Geology Podcast
Chris and Jesse
Our Past Favorites #8 - Plants, Meanders, and How to Read a Geoscience Paper
37 minutes Posted Jan 16, 2025 at 11:00 am.
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Here is a link to the paper we discuss in this episode:In this episode, we talk about meandering streams. Why don't rivers flow in straight paths? As soon as a river flattens out, it begins to meander. It’s these meanders that manage the energy of the water. How? They really do 2 things: 1- they increase the resistance (physics) and 2- they decrease the gradient. Essentially, the river is changing itself to minimize the energy it expends to maintain a state...