Abstract
IN the preceding chapter we examined the longitudinal cross- section, cut parallel to a uni-directional wind, of an imaginary transverse dune whose length was so great that the end-effects could be neglected. We saw that as this cross-section grows bigger there comes a time when the initial rounded shape is no longer stable; the top advances faster than the leeward foot, and a slip-face is formed.
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Bagnold, R.A. (1973). The Barchan Dune. In: The Physics of Blown Sand and Desert Dunes. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-5682-7_14
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