Morphodynamics of barchan and transverse dunes using a cellular automaton model

Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 2010, Pages

  Zhang, D ^a   Narteau, C ^a   Rozier, O ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE PHYSIQUE DU GLOBE DE PARIS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARCHAN; BEDFORM; BOTTOM STRESS; CELLULAR AUTOMATON; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DUNE FIELD; MORPHODYNAMICS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SHEAR STRESS;

EID: 77957814319     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699011     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JF001620     Document Type: Article

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