Characterization of aeolian streamers using time-average videography

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn , Issue SPEC. ISSUE 65, 2013, Pages 1331-1336

  Sherman, Douglas J ^a   Houser, Chris ^b   Ellis, Jean T ^c   Farrell, Eugene J ^d   Li, Bailiang ^e   Davidson Arnott, Robin G D ^f   Baas, Andreas C W ^g   Maia, Luis Parente ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^e TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^g KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^h FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Coherent turbulent structures; Field experiment; Saltation; Transport rate unsteadiness; Wind blown sand

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EOLIAN DEPOSIT; EULERIAN ANALYSIS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LAGRANGIAN ANALYSIS; OPTIMIZATION; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TIMESCALE; UNSTEADY FLOW; VIDEOGRAPHY; WIND FIELD;

BRAZIL; CEARA;

EID: 84883786262     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/SI65-225     Document Type: Conference Paper

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