Numerical modelling of saltation in the atmospheric surface layer

Boundary-Layer Meteorology

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 199-225

  Shao, Yaping ^a   Li, An ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Atmospheric surface layer; Large eddy simulation; Saltation; Two phase flow; Wind erosion

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYER; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; SALTATION;

EID: 0032732888     PISSN: 00068314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1001816013475     Document Type: Article

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