Diurnal patterns of blowing sand

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 314-318

  Stout, John E ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aeolian; Blowing sand; Diurnal; Saltation; Threshold

Indexed keywords

AEOLIAN; AEOLIAN PROCESS; COMPLEX PROCESSES; CONVECTIVE MIXING; CRITICAL THRESHOLD; DIURNAL PATTERN; LOCAL STANDARD TIME; NEW MEXICO; SURFACE LAYERS; THERMAL INSTABILITIES; THRESHOLD CONDITION; TIME OF DAY; TURBULENT WIND; WIND STRENGTH;

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; COMPLEXATION; HEATING; SENSORS; SOLAR HEATING; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; UPPER ATMOSPHERE; WIND;

SAND;

DIURNAL VARIATION; EOLIAN PROCESS; SALTATION; SAND; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 77949607268     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: 10969837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/esp.1919     Document Type: Article

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