3D airflow modelling and dune migration patterns in an arid coastal dune field

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn , Issue SPEC. ISSUE 65, 2013, Pages 1301-1306

  Jackson, Derek ^a   Cruz Avero, Natalia ^b   Smyth, Thomas ^a   Hernández Calvento, Luis ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aeolian; Arid coastal dunes; Computational fluid dynamics; Dune migration

Indexed keywords

AIRFLOW; ARID REGION; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FLOW MODELING; LIDAR; SAND; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; THREE-DIMENSIONAL FLOW; WIND DIRECTION; WIND FIELD; WIND FORCING; WIND VELOCITY;

CANARY ISLANDS; GRAN CANARIA; LAS PALMAS; SPAIN;

EID: 84883811861     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/SI65-220     Document Type: Conference Paper

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