Static and dynamic angles of repose in loose granular materials under reduced gravity

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 116, Issue 11, 2011, Pages

  Kleinhans, M G ^a   Markies, H ^a   De Vet, S J ^b   In't Veld, A C ^c   Postema, F N ^c  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRBORNE SURVEY; ASTEROID; AVALANCHE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GRANULAR MEDIUM; GRAVITY FIELD; HILLSLOPE; MARS; SLOPE ANGLE;

EID: 81755180752     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JE003865     Document Type: Article

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