Responses of three-dimensional flow to variations in the angle of incident wind and profile form of dunes: Greenwich Dunes, Prince Edward Island, Canada

Geomorphology

Volumn 105, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 127-138

  Walker, Ian J ^a   Hesp, Patrick A ^b   Davidson Arnott, Robin G D ^c   Bauer, Bernard O ^d   Namikas, Steven L ^b   Ollerhead, Jeff ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^e MOUNT ALLISON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aeolian; Airflow; Foredune; Greenwich Dunes; Prince Edward Island; Ultrasonic anemometer

Indexed keywords

AIRFLOW; ANEMOMETER; EOLIAN DEPOSIT; MORPHODYNAMICS; SEDIMENT BUDGET; THREE-DIMENSIONAL FLOW; WIND PROFILE;

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

EID: 59349101568     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2007.12.019     Document Type: Article

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