TY - JOUR
T1 - The physics of wind-blown sand and dust
AU - Kok, Jasper F.
AU - Parteli, Eric J.R.
AU - Michaels, Timothy I.
AU - Karam, Diana Bou
PY - 2012/10
Y1 - 2012/10
N2 - The transport of sand and dust by wind is a potent erosional force, creates sand dunes and ripples, and loads the atmosphere with suspended dust aerosols. This paper presents an extensive review of the physics of wind-blown sand and dust on Earth and Mars. Specifically, we review the physics of aeolian saltation, the formation and development of sand dunes and ripples, the physics of dust aerosol emission, the weather phenomena that trigger dust storms, and the lifting of dust by dust devils and other small-scale vortices. We also discuss the physics of wind-blown sand and dune formation on Venus and Titan.
AB - The transport of sand and dust by wind is a potent erosional force, creates sand dunes and ripples, and loads the atmosphere with suspended dust aerosols. This paper presents an extensive review of the physics of wind-blown sand and dust on Earth and Mars. Specifically, we review the physics of aeolian saltation, the formation and development of sand dunes and ripples, the physics of dust aerosol emission, the weather phenomena that trigger dust storms, and the lifting of dust by dust devils and other small-scale vortices. We also discuss the physics of wind-blown sand and dune formation on Venus and Titan.
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U2 - 10.1088/0034-4885/75/10/106901
DO - 10.1088/0034-4885/75/10/106901
M3 - Article
C2 - 22982806
AN - SCOPUS:84866324011
SN - 0034-4885
VL - 75
JO - Reports on Progress in Physics
JF - Reports on Progress in Physics
IS - 10
M1 - 106901
ER -