Aeolian sand transport over complex intertidal bar-trough beach topography

• Published in: Geomorphology (Amsterdam) Vol. 105; no. 1; pp. 95 - 105
• Main Authors: Anthony, Edward J., Ruz, Marie-Hélène, Vanhée, Stéphane
• Format: Journal Article Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 01.04.2009; Elsevier
• Subjects: Aeolian fetch; Aeolian transport; Beach surface moisture; Earth sciences; Earth, ocean, space; Exact sciences and technology; Geomorphology, landform evolution; Intertidal bar-trough topography; Marine and continental quaternary; Surficial geology; Wind flow; Europe; Atlantic Ocean; Northeast Atlantic; North Atlantic; North Sea; France; Nord France; Western Europe; Intertidal bar-trough topography; Beach surface moisture; Aeolian transport; Wind flow; Aeolian fetch; experimental studies; boundary layer; beaches; acceleration; eolian sedimentation; dunes; modern; winds; eolian features; onshore; models; wind transport; soil moisture; morphology; topography; bars; intertidal environment; offshore; saltation; bedforms; sand; landform evolution

Aeolian sand transport on macrotidal beaches with complex intertidal bar-trough topography (ridge-and-runnel beaches) was assessed from experiments in northern France that involved measurements of wind speed, saltation, surface moisture contents, and rates of sand trapping across surveyed portions o...