Sorting out abrasion in a gypsum dune field

Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface

Volumn 116, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Jerolmack, Douglas J ^a   Reitz, Meredith D ^a   Martin, Raleigh L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABRASION; DUNE FIELD; GRAIN SIZE; GYPSUM; SALTATION; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SORTING;

NEW MEXICO; UNITED STATES; WHITE SANDS;

EID: 79954470292     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699011     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JF001821     Document Type: Article

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