Unravelling raked linear dunes to explain the coexistence of bedforms in complex dunefields

Raked linear dunes are a rare dune type, but the mechanisms for growth have not been constrained. Here, the authors show that a tridirectional wind regime is required to enable this extremely rare dune type to develop, where the raked pattern may develop preferentially on the leeward side.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ping Lü, Clément Narteau, Zhibao Dong, Olivier Rozier, Sylvain Courrech du Pont
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-01-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14239