Seepage-induced penetration of water vapor and dust beneath ripples and dunes

Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface

Volumn 115, Issue 2, 2010, Pages

  Louge, M Y ^a   Valance, A ^b   Babah, H Mint ^b   Moreau Trouve, J C ^c   El Moctar, A Ould ^d   Dupont, P ^e   Ahmedou, D Ould ^f  

^a Cornell University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^c Lycee Victor Hugo ^*  (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

^e INSA DE RENNES   (France)

^f France   (Mauritania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARCHAN; BULK DENSITY; DUNE; DUST; GEOACCUMULATION; HUMIDITY; PENETRATION; RIPPLE; SEEPAGE; SPATIAL VARIATION; STRATIGRAPHY; TROUGH; WATER VAPOR; WIND FORCING;

EID: 77951067232     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699011     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JF001385     Document Type: Article

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