A scale-coupled method for simulation of the formation and evolution of Aeolian dune field

International Journal of Nonlinear Sciences and Numerical Simulation

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 387-395

  Zheng, Xiao Jing ^a   Bo, Tian Li ^a   Zhu, Wei ^a  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

'Solitary wave' like behavior; Aeolian geomorphology; Aeolian sand dune field; Scale coupled method

Indexed keywords

EID: 65349126948     PISSN: 15651339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/IJNSNS.2009.10.3.387     Document Type: Article

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