Sinuosity

Calculation of the sinuosity for an oscillating curve

The sinuosity (from Latin sinus , bay ',' bay ') is a simple measure of the intensity of the meandering of a river or running water . In addition to geomorphology , the term is also used in route planning for the curves and distance relationships of roads .

It is calculated as the quotient of the length of a river or other stretch of road and the straight-line distance between the start and end point.

${\displaystyle {\mathit {P}}={\frac {L}{D}}}$   With

P : sinuosity

L : length of the river section (SI unit: m)

D : straight line distance between start and end point of L (SI unit: m)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Geographical Access to Services, Health (GASH): Modeling Population Access to New Zealand Public Hospitals (PDF) Road layers often contain information that describes the road characteristics and additional information on the bendiness of the roads can be obtained from calculating the sinuosity of the roads.
2. ↑ F. Ahnert: Introduction to Geomorphology . 4th edition. 2009, 393 pp.