A review of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) airflow modelling over aeolian landforms

TAG Smyth - Aeolian research, 2016 - Elsevier
Aeolian landforms occur on all earths' continents as well as on Mars, Titan and Venus and
are typically formed where sediment is eroded and/or deposited by near surface wind flow …

Trends in research on beaches and dunes on sandy shores, 1969–2019

NL Jackson, KF Nordstrom - Geomorphology, 2020 - Elsevier
Trends in research on morphologic changes on beaches and foredunes on sandy shores
are identified from the 1960s to the present. Research during this period evolved from early …

[HTML][HTML] Using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) to investigate airflow and sand transport on a human-made coastal foredune dominated by offshore wind: Impact …

A Lamy, TAG Smyth, N Robin, PA Hesp - Coastal Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Foredunes provide many environmental and ecosystem services including protection from
wave erosion and flooding hazards during storm events. While the impact of human …

Air flow and sediment transport dynamics on a foredune with contrasting vegetation cover

BO Bauer, PA Hesp, TAG Smyth… - Earth Surface …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Wind flow and sediment transport across a northern California beach‐foredune system with
two adjacent vegetation types are examined for the same incident wind conditions. The …

Gravel-mantled megaripples of the Argentinean Puna: A model for their origin and growth with implications for Mars

SL De Silva, MG Spagnuolo, NT Bridges… - …, 2013 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Gravel “megaripples” in the Puna of Argentina are the most extreme aeolian megaripples on
Earth and are useful analogs for aeolian processes on Mars. Field observations …

[HTML][HTML] CWE study of wind flow around railways: Effects of embankment and track system on sand sedimentation

M Horvat, L Bruno, S Khris - Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial …, 2021 - Elsevier
Desert railways are constantly exposed to incoming sand blown by the wind. The railway
body acts as an obstacle that perturbs the wind flow and the sand drift, resulting in zones of …

Morphodynamics of two Mediterranean microtidal beaches presenting permanent megacusps under the influence of waves and strong offshore winds

P Feyssat, R Certain, N Robin, JP Barusseau… - Continental Shelf …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study focuses on four years of survey of two low-microtidal emerged beaches (average
tidal range≈ 0.3 m), presenting permanent megacusps on the French Mediterranean coast …

Skimming Flow and Sand Transport Within and Above Ammophila (Marram) Grass on a Foredune

J Rotnicka, M Dłużewski, PA Hesp… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
An investigation of wind flow and sand transport over a low to high density Ammophila
dominated foredune on the Łeba barrier, Poland, utilizing multiple anemometers and sand …

Quantifying the role of urbanization on airflow perturbations and dunefield evolution

AB Smith, DWT Jackson, JAG Cooper… - Earth's …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Rapid urban development has been widespread in many arid regions of the world during
the Anthropocene. Such development has the potential to affect, and be affected by, local …

Flow dynamics over a foredune scarp

N Piscioneri, TAG Smyth… - Earth Surface Processes …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The nature of wind flow over a small, 0.6 m high foredune scarp is investigated on the Sir
Richard Peninsula, South Australia during a variety of incident wind directions and speeds …