Airflow and sand transport variations within a backshore-parabolic dune plain complex: NE Graham Island, British Columbia, Canada

Geomorphology

Volumn 77, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 17-34

  Anderson, Jeffrey L ^a   Walker, Ian J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aeolian; Coastal swath; Driftwood; Dune; Foredune; Grainfall; Parabolic dune; Saltation

Indexed keywords

AIRFLOW; DUNE FORMATION; EOLIAN PROCESS; SALTATION; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SHORELINE;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; GRAHAM ISLAND; NORTH AMERICA; QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS;

EID: 33745065781     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2005.12.008     Document Type: Article

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