Barchan-shaped ripple marks in a wave flume

Auteurs :
ENDO, N.
KUBO, H.
SUNAMURA, T.

Description :
The formation of barchan morphologies under the action of purely oscillatory wave motion has not yet been fully investigated. This study attempted to form barchan topography in a wave flume and to compare this with barchans in the field. Barchan morphologies of ripple size, called the barchan ripples, were generated from a flat bed by the action of waves. This study will examine the migration speed of these laboratory and field morphologies through dimensional analysis.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Earth surface processes and landforms, issn : 0197-9337, 2004, vol. 29, n°. 1, p. 31-42, nombre de pages : 12, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 28 ref.

Date :
2004

Editeur :
Pays édition : Royaume-Uni, Chichester, Wiley