Grain size and transport characteristics of non-uniform sand in aeolian saltation

Geomorphology

Volumn 100, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 484-493

  Li, Z S ^a   Feng, D J ^a   Wu, S L ^a   Borthwick, A G L ^b   Ni, J R ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aeolian transport; Frequency distribution; Particle size; Sediment mass flux; Wind erosion

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYER; EOLIAN PROCESS; GRAIN SIZE; PARTICLE SIZE; SALTATION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; VERTICAL PROFILE; WIND EROSION; WIND TUNNEL;

EID: 48749104590     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2008.01.016     Document Type: Article

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