Topographic steering of alongshore airflow over a vegetated foredune: Greenwich Dunes, Prince Edward Island, Canada

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1278-1291

  Walker, Ian J ^a   Hesp, Patrick A ^b   Davidson Arnott, Robin G D ^c   Ollerhead, Jeff ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^d MOUNT ALLISON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aeolian; Sand transport; Secondary flow

Indexed keywords

AIRFLOW; ANEMOMETER; DUNE; GUST; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; TOPOGRAPHY; TURBULENCE; ULTRASONICS; VELOCITY PROFILE;

CANADA; GREENWICH DUNES; NORTH AMERICA; PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND [CANADA];

AMMOPHILA (GRASS);

EID: 33749994340     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/06A-0010.1     Document Type: Article

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