Hack's relation and optimal channel networks: The elongation of river basins as a consequence of energy minimization Academic Article

abstract

• As pointed by Hack (1957), river basins tend to become longer and narrower as their size increases. This work shows that this property may be partially regarded as the consequence of competition and minimization of energy expenditure in river basins. 1993 by the Chinese Geophysical Society

authors

• Rodriguez-Iturbe, Ignacio

published proceedings

• Geophysical Research Letters

author list (cited authors)

• IjjaszVasquez, E. J., Bras, R. L., & RodriguezIturbe, I.

citation count

• 33

complete list of authors

• Ijjasz‐Vasquez, Ede J||Bras, Rafael L||Rodriguez‐Iturbe, Ignacio

publication date

• August 1993

publisher

• American Geophysical Union (AGU)  Publisher

published in

• Geophysical Research Letters  Journal

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1029/93gl01517

start page

• 1583

end page

• 1586

volume

• 20

issue

• 15

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/93gl01517