The effects of surface moisture on aeolian sediment transport threshold and mass flux on a beach

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 55-74

  Davidson Arnott, Robin G D ^a   Yang, Yanqi ^a   Ollerhead, Jeff ^b   Hesp, Patrick A ^c   Walker, Ian J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b MOUNT ALLISON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aeolian sand transport; Beach surface moisture; Coastal sand dunes; Fetch length; Thresholds

Indexed keywords

ANEMOMETERS; MOISTURE METERS; SAND; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SOIL MOISTURE; SPEED; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; WIND;

AEOLIAN SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; BEACH SURFACE MOISTURE; COASTAL SAND DUNES; FETCH LENGTH; WIND SPEED;

BEACHES;

ANEMOMETERS; BEACHES; MOISTURE METERS; SAND; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SOIL MOISTURE; SPEED; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; WIND;

BEACH; DUNE; EOLIAN DEPOSIT; FETCH; MOISTURE CONTENT; SALTATION; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; THRESHOLD;

CANADA; GREENWICH DUNES; NORTH AMERICA; PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND [CANADA];

EID: 38749136256     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: 10969837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/esp.1527     Document Type: Article

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