Aeolian particle flux profiles and transport unsteadiness

Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface

Volumn 119, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1542-1563

  Bauer, Bernard O ^a   Davidson Arnott, Robin G D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

exponential decay; sediment flurries; sediment flux profiles; transport intermittency; vegetated coastal foredune; wind gusts

Indexed keywords

EOLIAN DEPOSIT; GUST; MASS TRANSPORT; SALTATION; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; VERTICAL PROFILE; WIND TUNNEL;

EID: 84905851603     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699011     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2014JF003128     Document Type: Article

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