We start to investigate branching networks with some example simulations (salvaged from a VHS cassette). We lay out the many scaling laws of river networks. We define stream ordering in a couple of ways, and think about how branching networks are partitioned using stream ordering. We describe the laws of Horton, Strahler, and Tokunaga which collectively detail the mixed hierarchical, self-similar nature of real branching networks. And we begin to connect Horton's law and Tokunaga's law, showing that only two parameters of six are independent.

Note: Sound is not great for the first half hour.

2018/01/16

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