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| Description: Longitudinal Profile of a River Longitudinal profiles (a) show the change in elevation of a river’s channel along its length. A river’s velocity and shape of its channel change as gradient changes; (b) Erosion through downcutting occurs where gradients are steep (Site 1) and flow is rapid, producing a narrow, steep-banked channel; where gradient is low (Site 3), the river flows more slowly, usually in a broad, meandering channel. Picture Stats: Views: 538 Filesize: 190.18kB Height: 1080 Width: 1192 Source: https://biology-forums.com/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view;id=21110 |