Field investigation of the fetch effect and essential conditions for saturated sand flow

• Published in: Earth surface processes and landforms Vol. 47; no. 9; pp. 2299 - 2309
• Main Authors: Zhang, Chunlai, Wang, Xuesong, Zou, Xueyong, Shen, Yaping, Wang, Rende, Wang, Hongtao
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bognor Regis Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.07.2022
• Subjects: degree of sand transport; Eolian sands; Fetch; fetch effect; field experiment; Field investigations; Modelling; Sand; Sand transport; Saturated flow; Saturation; Sediment transport; Wind effects; Wind shear; Wind speed; Wind velocities

Several models of classical aeolian sand transport mechanism have been developed to predict the rate of sand transport. However, the values predicted through modeling almost always display large and significant differences from the measured values. The reason for such discrepancies is not fully unde...