Chapter 10. Wind
Published Online: 2 JUL 2009
DOI: 10.1002/9781444313574.ch10
Copyright © 1997 Blackwell Science Ltd
Book Title
Earth Surface Processes
Additional Information
How to Cite
Allen, P. A. (2009) Wind, in Earth Surface Processes, Blackwell Science Ltd, Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9781444313574.ch10
Publication History
- Published Online: 2 JUL 2009
- Published Print: 4 AUG 1997
ISBN Information
Print ISBN: 9780632035076
Online ISBN: 9781444313574
- Summary
- Chapter
Keywords:
- atmospheric lapse rate;
- conservation of angular momentum;
- saltation - process of short trajectory jumps of grains;
- flow-transverse barchan dunes;
- atmospheric boundary layer;
- atmospheric stability;
- stable atmosphere;
- neutral atmosphere;
- unstable atmosphere;
- gradient winds
Summary
This chapter contains sections titled:
Chapter summary
Introduction
Atmospheric circulation
The atmospheric boundary layer
Sediment transport by the wind
Aeolian bedforms and deposits
Wind as a hazard
Further reading
References