Experimental investigation of the velocity of a sand cloud blowing over a sandy surface

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 343-358

  Dong, Zhibao ^a   Liu, Xiaoping ^a   Wang, Xunming ^a   Li, Fang ^a   Zhao, Aiguo ^a  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences ^*  (China)

Author keywords

Aeolian process; Blown sand velocity; Particle turbulence; Probability distribution; Velocity profile

Indexed keywords

AIR; COMPUTER AIDED ANALYSIS; KINETIC ENERGY; SAND; STOCHASTIC CONTROL SYSTEMS; TURBULENCE; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; WIND TUNNELS;

GAUSSIAN FUNCTION; LORENTZIAN FUNCTION; PARTICLE DYNAMICS ANALYZER (PDA); SAND CLOUD;

EROSION;

SAND; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; TURBULENCE; VELOCITY PROFILE; WIND VELOCITY;

EOLIAN PROCESS; SAND; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; TURBULENCE; VELOCITY PROFILE; WIND VELOCITY;

EID: 1942442234     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/esp.1030     Document Type: Article

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