Regional versus local wind speed and direction at a narrow beach with a high and steep foredune.

Dune growth and post-storm recovery of foredune systems is predominantly determined by the aeolian sand transport through the beach-dune interface. Potential sand transport rates, estimated with empirical transport equations using regionally representative wind conditions, are generally too high. Th...

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Main Authors: Winnie de Winter, Jasper Donker, Geert Sterk, Job van Beem, Gerben Ruessink
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0226983