Models and Monte Carlo Simulations of the Mean Sinuosity of Major Meandering Rivers
Models and Monte Carlo Simulations of the Mean Sinuosity of Major Meandering Rivers作者机构：Department of Mathematics and Physics University of Wisconsin-Parkside Kenosha USA
出 版 物：《Journal of Applied Mathematics and Physics》 (应用数学与应用物理（英文）)
年 卷 期：2022年第10卷第7期
页 面：2368-2380页
主 题：Meandering River Sinuosity Simulation Gaussian
摘 要：The purpose of this research is to investigate the sinuosity of major rivers in the United States and the world, and to compare them to that predicted by the existing theories. It is shown that the average sinuosity of meandering rivers deviates considerably from what has been reported previously as π. Calculations of the mean value of actual sinuosities of major rivers in the United States and in the World show that this average is very close to 2. Exact models as well as a Monte Carlo simulation for meandering rivers that is based on Gaussian probability distribution function are also presented, and the possibility of composite meandering is discussed.
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