Model for the genesis of coastal dune fields with vegetation

Geomorphology

Volumn 129, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 215-224

  de M Luna, Marco C M ^a   Parteli, Eric J R ^a,b   Durán, Orencio ^c   Herrmann, Hans J ^a,b,d  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOR COMPLEX SYSTEMS   (Brazil)

^c ESPCI   (France)

^d ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Coastal dunes; Dune model; Parabolic dune; Sand transport; Wind erosion

Indexed keywords

DUNE FIELD; LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION; SALTATION; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; TERRAIN; VEGETATION COVER; WIND EROSION;

EID: 79954993023     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2011.01.024     Document Type: Article

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