Near-surface wind flow around desert shrubs

Jeffrey A. Lee

doi:10.1080/02723646.1991.10642423

Near-surface wind flow around desert shrubs

Jeffrey A. Lee

Geosciences

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Abstract

Desert shrubs modify the pattern and magnitude of shear stress exerted on the ground surface by the wind. Wind profiles near the surface were measured at different locations around shrubs at six field sites. The profiles show that the pattern of wind flow around shrubs is complex and variable between sites. Estimates of the magnitude of surface shear stress around shrubs indicate that the presence of shrubs decreases shear stress on the surface and that the degree of protection is partly related to the density of shrubs on the surface.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	140-146
Number of pages	7
Journal	Physical Geography
Volume	12
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/02723646.1991.10642423
State	Published - 1991

Keywords

Aeolian geomorphology
Deserts
Wind
Wind erosion

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