Secondary airflow and sediment transport in the lee of a reversing dune

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 437-448

  Walker, Ian J ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Airflow; Dune; Lee; Sediment transport

Indexed keywords

AIR FLOW; DUNE; EOLIAN DEPOSIT; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032800626     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9837(199905)24:5<437::AID-ESP999>3.0.CO;2-Z     Document Type: Article

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