Surface moisture-induced feedback in aeolian environments

Geology

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 915-918

  Nield, Joanna M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEOLIAN ENVIRONMENT; AEOLIAN TRANSPORT; BED FORMS; CONCEPTUAL MODEL; DEVELOPMENT TIME; FIELD OBSERVATIONS; FIELD WORKS; SEDIMENT SUPPLY; SHEAR VELOCITIES; SIMULATION MODEL; SPATIAL SCALE; SURFACE MOISTURES; TEMPORAL SCALE;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; CELLULAR AUTOMATA; COMPUTER SIMULATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION SYSTEMS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SHEAR FLOW; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

MOISTURE CONTROL;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DUNE FORMATION; EOLIAN DEPOSIT; MOISTURE; SEDIMENT PROPERTY; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

EID: 80054007579     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 19432682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G32151.1     Document Type: Article

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