A simple low-cost sand catcher for wind-tunnel simulations

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1033-1041

  Cornelis, Wim M ^a   Gabriels, Donald ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Catcher; Saltation; Transport; Wind erosion; Wind tunnel

Indexed keywords

MASS TRANSFER; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; VENTILATION; WIND EFFECTS;

CATCHER;

SAND;

INSTRUMENTATION; SAND; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; WIND TUNNEL;

EOLIAN PROCESS; INSTRUMENTATION; SAND; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; WIND EROSION; WIND TUNNEL;

EID: 0141863168     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/esp.1023     Document Type: Article

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