Abstract
We present a continuous model capable of demonstrating some salient features of aeolian sand ripples: the realistic asymmetric ripple shape, coarsening of the ripple field at the nonlinear stage of ripple growth, saturation of ripple growth for homogeneous sand, typical size segregation of sand, and formation of armoring layers of coarse particles on ripple crests and windward slopes if the sand is inhomogeneous.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 031303 |
| Journal | Physical Review E |
| Volume | 79 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 3 Mar 2009 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
- Statistics and Probability
- Condensed Matter Physics