Timescale dependence of aeolian sand flux observations under atmospheric turbulence

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 118, Issue 16, 2013, Pages 9078-9092

  Martin, Raleigh L ^a   Barchyn, Thomas E ^b   Hugenholtz, Chris H ^b   Jerolmack, Douglas J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SAND; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SHEAR STRESS;

FITTING PARAMETERS; HIGH FREQUENCY HF; REYNOLDS STRESS; SALTATION FLUXES; STRESS FLUCTUATIONS; TIME-SCALE DEPENDENCE; TURBULENT WIND; WIND VELOCITIES;

FLOW VISUALIZATION;

EOLIAN DEPOSIT; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HYSTERESIS; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SALTATION; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; THRESHOLD; TIMESCALE; TURBULENCE;

EID: 84885134809     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21698996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jgrd.50687     Document Type: Article

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