Influence of averaging interval on shear velocity estimates for aeolian transport modeling

Geomorphology

Volumn 53, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 235-246

  Namikas, Steven L ^a   Bauer, Bernard O ^b   Sherman, Douglas J ^c  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aeolian sand transport; Logarithmic model; Statistical uncertainty; Wind speed profile

Indexed keywords

EOLIAN PROCESS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WIND VELOCITY;

EID: 0041764490     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-555X(02)00314-8     Document Type: Article

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