A model of the trajectories and midair collision probabilities of sand particles in a steady state saltation cloud

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 112, Issue 8, 2007, Pages

  Huang, Ning ^a   Zhang, Yali ^a   D'Adamo, Robert ^b  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUDS; FRICTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; VELOCITY; WIND EFFECTS;

CLOUD; FRICTION; MODELING; PARTICLE MOTION; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; SAND; WIND PROFILE; WIND VELOCITY;

EID: 34250656985     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JD007480     Document Type: Article

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