A FIELD INVESTIGATION STUDY TO DETERMINE THE PROPERTIES OF WINDBLOWN BEACH SAND

Authors
MATHEWS RJ STUTZ ML SMITH AWS
Citation
Rj. Mathews et al., A FIELD INVESTIGATION STUDY TO DETERMINE THE PROPERTIES OF WINDBLOWN BEACH SAND, Journal of coastal research, 14(2), 1998, pp. 444-450
Citations number
4
Categorie Soggetti
Environmental Sciences","Geosciences, Interdisciplinary
Journal title
Journal of coastal research → ACNP
ISSN journal
07490208
Volume
14
Issue
2
Year of publication
1998
Pages
444 - 450
Database
ISI
SICI code
0749-0208(1998)14:2<444:AFISTD>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
A field investigation was carried out on the prototype beach to determ ine the properties of windblown sand and parameters governing the aeri al transport. The results suggest that the sand separates into two str ata but the dynamics involved in this stratification process are still uncertain.