Calculation of the aeolian sediment flux-density profile based on estimation of the kernel density

Aeolian Research

Volumn 16, Issue , 2015, Pages 49-54

  Li, Meng ^a   Dong, Zhibao ^a   Zhang, Zhengcai ^a  

^a Key Laboratory of Desert and Desertification Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Institute Chinese Academy of Sciences ^*  (China)

Author keywords

Bandwidth; Kernel density estimation; Nonparametric method; Sediment flux density profile

Indexed keywords

DENSITY; EOLIAN DEPOSIT; ESTIMATION METHOD; FLUX MEASUREMENT; SEDIMENTATION;

EID: 84911872589     PISSN: 18759637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aeolia.2014.11.003     Document Type: Article

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