Aeolian sediment transport on a beach: Surface moisture, wind fetch, and mean transport

Geomorphology

Volumn 105, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 106-116

  Bauer, B O ^a   Davidson Arnott, R G D ^b   Hesp, P A ^c   Namikas, S L ^c   Ollerhead, J ^d   Walker, I J ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d MOUNT ALLISON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aeolian; Boundary layer adjustment; Fetch effect; Tidal inundation; Wind angle

Indexed keywords

BEACH; BOUNDARY LAYER; ENTRAINMENT; EOLIAN DEPOSIT; MOISTURE CONTENT; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; SALTATION; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; STORM SURGE; WAVE RUNUP; WIND DIRECTION; WIND VELOCITY;

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

EID: 59049094874     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2008.02.016     Document Type: Article

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