Distribution of Interior Link Lengths in Natural Channel Networks
J. SAMUEL SMART · Water Resources Research · 1969
Interior link lengths were measured for 10 channel networks with magnitudes between 80 and 200. Nonparametric statistical methods were used to test the hypothesis that link length is independent of link magnitude. Four of the networks show no significant change (5% level) of link length with magnitude. Some of the other networks do have significant changes in link length, but the exact number depends on the nature of the alternative hypothesis. Half of the observed changes were positive and half were negative.