Formation of surface features on ventifacts: Modeling the role of sand grains rebounding within cavities

Geomorphology

Volumn 139-140, Issue , 2012, Pages 220-229

  Várkonyi, Péter L ^a   Laity, Julie E ^b  

^a California Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abrasion; Geomorphological modeling; Numerical simulations; Ventifacts; Wind erosion

Indexed keywords

ABRASION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EOLIAN DEPOSIT; EOLIAN PROCESS; GEOMORPHOLOGY; MODELING; WIND EROSION;

PECTINIDAE;

EID: 84856000056     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2011.10.021     Document Type: Article

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