A mobile wind tunnel for wind erosion field measurements

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 257-271

  Maurer, T ^a   Herrmann, L ^a   Gaiser, T ^a   Mounkaila, M ^a   Stahr, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Climate research; DEKLIM; Design; Measurement techniques; Niger; Portable; Sahara; Sahel

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; SEDIMENT; SEMIARID REGION; STORM; WIND EROSION; WIND TUNNEL;

AFRICA; NIGER [NIGERIA]; NIGERIA; SAHARA; SAHEL [SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA]; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 33646117727     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2005.11.002     Document Type: Article

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