Field measurement and numerical modelling of aeolian mass flux distributions on a sandy beach

Sedimentology

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 303-326

  Namikas, Steven L ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aeolian transport; Coastal dunes; Saltation; Wind blown sand

Indexed keywords

COASTAL LANDFORM; DUNE; EOLIAN PROCESS; NUMERICAL MODEL; SALTATION; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

CALIFORNIA; OCEANO DUNES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0038702022     PISSN: 00370746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3091.2003.00556.x     Document Type: Article

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