Mechanics of Wind-blown Sand Movements

• Main Author: Zheng, Xiaojing (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2009.
• Series: Environmental Science and Engineering,
• Subjects: Earth sciences.; Geophysics.; Atmospheric sciences.; Environmental engineering.; Biotechnology.; Earth Sciences.; Geophysics/Geodesy.; Atmospheric Sciences.; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology.

Mechanics plays a fundamental role in aeolian processes and other environmental studies. This proposed book systematically presents the new progress in the research of aeolian processes, especially in the research on mechanism, theoretical modelling and computational simulation of aeolian processes...

Table of Contents:

• Wind-Blown Sand Environment
• Flows of the Near-Surface Boundary Layer
• Sand Motion near the Sand Bed Surface
• Wind-Blown Sand Electrification
• Wind-Blown Sand Flux and its Prediction
• Aeolian Geomorphology and its Simulation#x2013;Aeolian Sand Ripples
• Aeolian Geomorphology and its Simulation #x2013; Aeolian Sand Dunes
• Mechanical Analysis on the Efficiency of Sand Prevention Methods.