Aeolian transport in the field: A comparison of the effects of different surface treatments

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 117, Issue 9, 2012, Pages

  Dong, Zhibao ^a   Lv, Ping ^a   Zhang, Zhengcai ^a   Qian, Guangqiang ^a   Luo, Wanyin ^a  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAVEL; SURFACE TREATMENT;

AEOLIAN TRANSPORT; DRIFT POTENTIAL; DUNE SANDS; EXPONENTIAL DECAY FUNCTIONS; EXPONENTIAL DECAYS; FIELD OBSERVATIONS; FLUX DENSITIES; MEAN-WINDS; OBSERVATION PERIOD; SALTATION FLUXES; SEDIMENT SURFACE; TRANSPORT RATE; WIND VELOCITIES;

SAND;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRIFT BEHAVIOR; DUNE; EOLIAN PROCESS; FLUX MEASUREMENT; GRAVEL; SALTATION; SAND; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; WIND VELOCITY;

CHINA; NINGXIA HUIZU; TENGGER DESERT;

EID: 84861162225     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012JD017538     Document Type: Article

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