Barchan dunes: Why they cannot be treated as 'solitons' or 'solitary waves'

Ian Livingstone; Giles F.S. Wiggs; Matthew Baddock

doi:10.1002/esp.1206

Barchan dunes: Why they cannot be treated as 'solitons' or 'solitary waves'

Ian Livingstone
, Giles F.S. Wiggs
, Matthew Baddock

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Abstract

Schwämmle and Herrmann (Nature, 2003, vol. 426, p. 619) have suggested that two subaerial barchan sand dunes could ‘pass through one another while still preserving their shape’ in a manner similar to solitons or solitary waves. A wide range of published field and wind tunnel evidence suggests that this assertion should not go unchallenged.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	255-257
Number of pages	3
Journal	Earth Surface Processes and Landforms
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/esp.1206
Publication status	Published - Feb 2005

Keywords

Aeolian
Barchan dune
Geomorphology
Soliton

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Barchan dunes: Why they cannot be treated as 'solitons' or 'solitary waves'

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