Methodology for reconstructing wind direction, wind speed and duration of wind events from aeolian cross-strata

Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Eastwood, Erin N ^a,b   Kocurek, Gary ^a   Mohrig, David ^a   Swanson, Travis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b Shell Oil Co   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DUNE; EOLIAN DEPOSIT; GRAIN SIZE; METHODOLOGY; RECONSTRUCTION; SHEAR STRESS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STRATIFICATION; WIND DIRECTION; WIND VELOCITY;

NEW MEXICO; UNITED STATES; WHITE SANDS;

EID: 84876581407     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699011     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012JF002368     Document Type: Article

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