Sand bars in tidal channels Part 2. Tidal meanders (Q4331121)

[For part I see \textit{G. Seminara} and \textit{M. Tubino}, ibid. 440, 49--74 (2001; Zbl 1049.76025).] From the summary: Careful analysis of new field observations on the geometry of meandering tidal channels reveals that the values of meander wavelengths as well as curvatures, conveniently scaled by local channel width, fall within a fairly restricted range, suggesting the existence of some mechanistic process controlling meander formation. A three-dimensional model is then proposed to predict flow and bed topography in weakly meandering tidal channels. The analysis is developed for meander wavelengths much smaller than the tidal wavelength and assuming that sediment is transported both as bedload and as suspended load. Both conditions are typically met in nature.