the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 50409002);the Ministry of Science and Technology of China under the frame of Program Strategic Scientific Alliances between China and the Netherlands (Grant No. 2004CB720402);the National Natural Science Foundation of China for Creative Research Groups (Grant No. 50221903)
The channel adjustment in a braided reach is very prominent in the fluvial processes of the Lower Yel-low River, in which the process of bank erosion plays an important role, especially during the period of clear wate...