Evidence of aeolian sediment transport across an Ammophila arenaria-dominated foredune, Mason Bay, Stewart Island

New Zealand Geographer

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 174-189

  Petersen, Philip S ^a   Hilton, Michael J ^a   Wakes, Sarah J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Accretion; Airflow; Ammophila arenaria; Foredune; Suspension

Indexed keywords

ACCRETION; AIRFLOW; COASTAL SEDIMENT; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DUNE; EOLIAN DEPOSIT; GRASS; SALTATION; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTATION RATE; VOLUME CHANGE; WIND VELOCITY;

MASON BAY; NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND; SOUTHLAND; STEWART ISLAND;

AMMOPHILA ARENARIA;

EID: 82655171823     PISSN: 00288144     EISSN: 17457939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7939.2011.01210.x     Document Type: Article

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