Sand Dune Albedo Feedback

Sand dunes cover substantial parts of desert areas. Fully active dunes are bare, while fixed dunes are stabilized by vegetation and biogenic crust, and the dune activity is affected by the wind. Here we suggest the following atmosphere-sand dune feedback: spatial differences in the dunes’ vegetation...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Yosef Ashkenazy, Elad Shilo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-02-01
Series:Geosciences
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/8/3/82