Spatiotemporal variations in channel changes caused by cumulative factors in a meandering river: The lower Peixe River, Brazil

• Published in: Geomorphology (Amsterdam, Netherlands) Vol. 273; pp. 348 - 360
• Main Authors: Morais, Eduardo S., Rocha, Paulo C., Hooke, Janet
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 15.11.2016
• Subjects: Adjustment; aerial photography; anthropogenic activities; Bends; Brazil; Channel change; Channels; Compound meander; Cutoff; Fluvial adjustment; Freshwater; Geomorphology; humans; land use; Meandering river; Meanders; morphometry; Peixe River; Planforms; remote sensing; Rivers; spatial variation; temporal variation; Upstream; wavelengths; ASW, Brazil; Brazil; Meandering river; Fluvial adjustment; Peixe River; Channel change; Cutoff; Compound meander

Channel changes in meandering rivers naturally exhibit complex behaviour, and understanding the river dynamics can be challenging in environments also subject to cumulative human impacts. Planform changes were analysed on four reaches of the lower course of the Peixe River, Brazil, at decadal scales...