The role of field experiments in studies of dune dynamics and morphology

Annals of Arid Zone

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 171-186

  Lancaster, Nicholas ^a  

^a DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Airflow; Dune dynamics; Dune shape; Field studies; Sediment flux

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030336595     PISSN: 05701791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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