Cross-sectional profiles of sand ripples, megaripples, and dunes: A method for discriminating between formational mechanisms

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1120-1125

  Zimbelman, James R ^a   Williams, Steven H ^b   Johnston, Andrew K ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

^b SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Granule ripples; Megaripples; Reversing dune; Sand ripples; Topography; Transverse dunes

Indexed keywords

GRANULE RIPPLES; MEGARIPPLES; REVERSING DUNE; SAND RIPPLE; TRANSVERSE DUNES;

ASPECT RATIO; TOPOGRAPHY;

PROFILOMETRY;

DUNE; DUNE FIELD; EOLIAN PROCESS; FORMATION MECHANISM; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; RIPPLE; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT;

EID: 84864742391     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: 10969837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/esp.3243     Document Type: Article

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