Willy-willies in the Australian landscape: Sediment transport characteristics

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 216-228

  Oke, A M C ^a   Dunkerley, D ^a   Tapper, N J ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Dust devil; Fowlers Gap; Vortices; Willy willy

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; DUST DEVIL; ENTRAINMENT; LANDSCAPE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; VEGETATION COVER;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES;

EID: 34547395924     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2007.03.014     Document Type: Article

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