Threshold velocity for wind erosion: The effects of porous fences

Environmental Geology

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 471-475

  Dong, Zhibao ^a   Qian, Guangqiang ^a   Luo, Wanyin ^a   Wang, Hongtao ^a  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

Author keywords

Aeolian transport; Porous fences; Shelter effect; Threshold wind velocity

Indexed keywords

EROSION; FENCES; POROSITY; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

AEOLIAN TRANSPORT; POROUS FENCES; SHELTER EFFECT; THRESHOLD WIND VELOCITY;

WIND EFFECTS;

EOLIAN PROCESS; EROSION CONTROL; PARTICLE MOTION; POROSITY; POROUS MEDIUM; THRESHOLD; WIND EROSION; WIND VELOCITY;

EID: 33845635092     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-006-0343-9     Document Type: Article

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