Quantification of the dry aeolian deposition of dust on horizontal surfaces: An experimental comparison of theory and measurements

Sedimentology

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 859-873

  Goossens, Dirk ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c LABORATOIRE INTERUNIVERSITAIRE DES SYSTÈMES ATMOSPHÉRIQUES   (France)

Author keywords

Atmospheric dust; Dust accumulation; Dust deposition; Dust deposition model

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION; DUST; EOLIAN PROCESS; WIND TUNNEL;

EID: 27844571291     PISSN: 00370746     EISSN: 13653091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3091.2005.00719.x     Document Type: Article

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