River Meander Dynamics: Bar-Push and Bank-Pull in Experimental Channels

A new scientific manuscript explores how river meanders evolve through bar-push and bank-pull mechanisms, utilizing data from a field-scale experimental channel under cyclic hydrographs. This research provides insights into fluvial geomorphology but is currently a preprint awaiting full publication and peer review.

• Manuscript investigates river meander development via bar-push and bank-pull.
• Study conducted in a field-scale experimental gravel-bed meander channel.
• Focuses on dynamics during repeated cyclic hydrographs.
• Examines how channel widening and sediment dynamics influence meander patterns.
• The findings are from a research manuscript, not yet peer-reviewed.
• Dataset supporting the research was published in November 2025.

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