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Microcanonical ensembles of river nets

December 1, 1968

It is shown that a thermodynamic analogy can be set up for structurally cyclic as well as for noncyclic river nets that satisfy Horton's law of stream numbers. In the latter case, the microcanonical formalism of statistical thermodynamics has to be used. 

Publication Year 1968
Title Microcanonical ensembles of river nets
DOI 10.1080/02626666809493629
Authors Adrian E. Scheidegger
Publication Type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Series Title International Association of Scientific Hydrology - Bulletin
Index ID 70221423
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse