Relief threshold for eolian sand transport on alluvial fans

Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 2007, Pages

  Cook, Joseph P ^a   Pelletier, Jon D ^a  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCUMULATION RATE; ALLUVIAL FAN; BOUNDARY LAYER; COMPLEX TERRAIN; EOLIAN DEPOSIT; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; NUMERICAL MODEL; PIEDMONT; SAND; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SHEAR STRESS; TERRACE; WIND FORCING;

CLARK COUNTY [NEVADA]; HIDDEN VALLEY; IVANPAH VALLEY; NEVADA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34548363968     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699011     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JF000610     Document Type: Article

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