What sets aeolian dune height?

Andrew Gunn; Giampietro Casasanta; Luca Di Liberto; Federico Falcini; Nicholas Lancaster; Douglas J. Jerolmack

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-30031-1

Nature Communications (May 2022)

What sets aeolian dune height?

Andrew Gunn,
Giampietro Casasanta,
Luca Di Liberto,
Federico Falcini,
Nicholas Lancaster,
Douglas J. Jerolmack

Affiliations

Andrew Gunn: School of Earth Amtosphere and Environment, Monash University
Giampietro Casasanta: Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate - National Research Council of Italy (CNR-ISAC)
Luca Di Liberto: Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate - National Research Council of Italy (CNR-ISAC)
Federico Falcini: Institute of Marine Science - National Research Council of Italy (CNR-ISMAR)
Nicholas Lancaster: Earth & Ecosystem Sciences, Desert Research Institute
Douglas J. Jerolmack: Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Pennsylvania

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-30031-1
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Giant dunes—stunning landforms that grow in patterns as wind blows sand grains over thousands of years—are measured across the entire planet for the first time. With this data, it’s shown the dunes can, in principle, grow in scale indefinitely.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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