Wind erosion of mancos shale badland ridges by sudden drops in pressure

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 345-352

  Godfrey, Andrew E ^a  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Badlands; Erosion; Shale; Vacuuming, air pressure; Wind

Indexed keywords

EROSION; PRESSURE DROP; WIND EFFECTS;

AIR PRESSURE; ARID ENVIRONMENT; BADLANDS; SOIL VACUUMING; WIND EROSION;

USA, UTAH, HANKVILLE;

EID: 0030759592     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9837(199704)22:4<345::AID-ESP685>3.0.CO;2-3     Document Type: Article

References (2)

1. Bowen, A. J. and Lindley, D. 1977. 'A wind-tunnel investigation or the wind speed and turbulence characteristics close to the ground over various escarpment types', Boundary-Layer Meteorology, 12, 259-271.
2. Whitney, M. I. 1978. 'The role of vorticity in developing lineation by wind erosion'. Geological Society of America Bulletin, 89, 1-18.