A wind tunnel simulation of the dynamic processes involved in sand dune formation on the western coast of Hainan Island

Journal of Geographical Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 453-468

  Li, Sen ^a,b   Liu, Xianwan ^c   Li, Huichuan ^d   Zheng, Yinghua ^e   Wei, Xinghu ^a  

^a FOSHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NORTHWEST NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^d Bureau of Land and Resources of Foshan City   (China)

^e BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Coastal dune; Dynamic processes; Surface airflow; Western coast of Hainan Island; Wind tunnel simulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 36049008815     PISSN: 1009637X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11442-007-0453-7     Document Type: Article

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