Temporal and spatial variability of aeolian sand transport: Implications for field measurements

Aeolian Research

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 379-387

  Ellis, Jean T ^a   Sherman, Douglas J ^b   Farrell, Eugene J ^b   Li, Bailiang ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Beaches; Coastal geomorphology; Sand streamers; Sediment transport; Small scale processes

Indexed keywords

BEACH; COASTAL MORPHOLOGY; EOLIAN DEPOSIT; SAND; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES; SHOALHAVEN;

EID: 84855877005     PISSN: 18759637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aeolia.2011.06.001     Document Type: Article

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