Araújo AD, Ribeiro Parteli EJ, Pöschel T, Andrade JS, Herrmann HJ (2013)
Publication Language: English
Publication Status: Published
Publication Type: Journal article, Original article
Publication year: 2013
Publisher: Nature Publishing Group: Open Access Journals - Option B
Book Volume: 3
Article Number: 2858
DOI: 10.1038/srep02858
Transverse dunes, which form under unidirectional winds and have fixed profile in the direction perpendicular to the wind, occur on all celestial objects of our solar system where dunes have been detected. Here we perform a numerical study of the average turbulent wind flow over a transverse dune by means of computational fluid dynamics simulations. We find that the length of the zone of recirculating flow at the dune lee-the separation bubble-displays a surprisingly strong dependence on the wind shear velocity, u *: it is nearly independent of u * for shear velocities within the range between 0.2â€...m/s and 0.8â€...m/s but increases linearly with u * for larger shear velocities. Our calculations show that transport in the direction opposite to dune migration within the separation bubble can be sustained if u * is larger than approximately 0.39â€...m/s, whereas a larger value of u * (about 0.49â€...m/s) is required to initiate this reverse transport.
APA:
Araújo, A.D., Ribeiro Parteli, E.J., Pöschel, T., Andrade, J.S., & Herrmann, H.J. (2013). Numerical modeling of the wind flow over a transverse dune. Scientific Reports, 3. https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep02858
MLA:
Araújo, Ascânio D., et al. "Numerical modeling of the wind flow over a transverse dune." Scientific Reports 3 (2013).
BibTeX: Download