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On the formation of current ripples

For grain sizes finer than coarse sand, the first flow-transverse bedforms to develop are current ripples. Although numerous studies have analysed different aspects of bedform morphodynamics, to date no comprehensive physical explanation for the formation of ripples has been given. We offer such an...

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Autores principales: Bartholdy, J., Ernstsen, V. B., Flemming, B. W., Winter, C., Bartholomä, A., Kroon, A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4464339/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26065918
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep11390