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\nWe're now on Patreon! Please support us at Can you find an oxbow lake in GoogleEarth? Share your findings (pictures or coordinates) on Twitter, Facebook and other social media using the hashtag #oxbowlake And subscribe! -...\nWe're now on Patreon! Please support us at Can you find an oxbow lake in GoogleEarth? Share your findings (pictures or coordinates) on Twitter, Facebook and other social media using the hashtag #oxbowlake And subscribe! - ________________________ Created by Henry Reich Production and Writing Team: Alex Reich, Peter Reich, Emily Elert, Ever Salazar, Kate Yoshida, and Henry Reich Narrated by: Emily Elert Music by Nathaniel Schroeder \"Oxbow\" voiceovers by: Vanessa Hill Ever Salazar Antoine Coeur ________________________ Free iTunes podcasts of MinuteEarth! - Facebook - Twitter - MinuteEarth provides an energetic and entertaining view of trends in earth's environment -- in just a few minutes! ________________________ References Ferreira da Silva, A. M. (2006). On why and how do rivers meander. Howard, A. D. (2009). How to make a meandering river. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 106(41), 17245-17246. Howard, A. D., & Knutson, T. R. (1984). Sufficient conditions for river meandering: A simulation approach. Water Resources Research, 20(11), 1659-1667. Leopold, L. B., & Wolman, M. G. (1960). River meanders. Geological Society of America Bulletin, 71(6), 769-793. Parker, H. (1996). River Meandering as Self-Organization Process. Science,271, 1710. Rhoads, B. L., & Welford, M. R. (1991). Initiation of river meandering. Progress in Physical Geography, 15(2), 127-156. Schwenk, Jon. Interview. 9 July 2014. Seminara, G. (2006). Meanders. Journal of fluid mechanics, 554, 271-297. Stølum, H. H. (1998). Planform geometry and dynamics of meandering rivers.Geological Society of America Bulletin, 110(11), 1485-1498. ________________________ Video and Image Credits Waterfalls Cascading - Courtesy Shutterstock Rio cauto Cuba - Public Domain Photo Tiger Leaping Gorge - Courtesy Shutterstock River coming from mountain - Google Earth 42°21'35.72\" S 173°34'30.41\" E Meandering River - Google Earth Engine Under Water 2 - Ken Mankoff Oxbow Lake Australia - GoogleEarth 23°41'31.06\" S 150°47'53.91\" E Oxbow Lake Colombia - GoogleEarth 3°20'18.70\" N 70°07'10.92\" O Oxbow Lake France - Google Earth 46°55'24.16\" N 5°19'28.34\" E Dry Oxbow Lake Colorado - Google Earth 32°00'06.80\" N 115°07'19.81\" O Martian Rivers on Aeolis Planum - NASA/JPL/University of Arizona Mars Rover Curiosity - Public Domain Image\n
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