Near-surface airflow field and aerodynamic characteristics of the railway-protection system in the Shapotou region and their significance

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 169-187

  Zhang, C L ^a   Zou, X Y ^a   Pan, X H ^a   Yang, S ^a   Wang, H T ^b  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Aeolian deposits; Near surface airflow field; Particle size characteristics; Shapotou region; Wind profile

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; AIRFLOW; EOLIAN DEPOSIT; PARTICLE SIZE; RAILWAY; SILT; TOPOGRAPHY; VEGETATION; WIND DIRECTION; WIND VELOCITY;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; NINGXIA HUIZU; SHAPOTOU; TENGGER DESERT;

EID: 34547402062     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2007.03.006     Document Type: Article

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