Character of channel planform change and meander development : Luangwa River, Zambia
Bank erosion ; Channel geometry ; Erosion rate ; Geographical information system ; Meander ; Model ; Spatial variation ; Stream ; Tropical zone ; Zambia
Air photo interpretation and field survey were used to examine rates and patterns of planform change over the last 40 years on an 80 km reach of the Luangwa River, Zambia. The river is a medium sinuosity sand-bed river and cutoffs on meandering