Airflow up the stoss slope of sand dunes: Limitations of current understanding

Geomorphology

Volumn 17, Issue 1-3 SPEC. ISS., 1996, Pages 47-54

  Frank, A J ^a   Kocurek, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR FLOW; DUNES;

AEOLIAN TRANSPORT; AIR FLOW; DUNE; SAND; SHEAR STRESS; WIND;

USA, CALIFORNIA, ALGODONES; USA, TEXAS, PADRE ISLAND;

EID: 0030450596     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0169-555x(95)00094-l     Document Type: Article

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