Open AccessAnother riddle of the sands
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
astronomy & geophysics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.168
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 1468-4004
pISSN - 1366-8781
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-4004.2009.50204_2.x
Subject(s) - oil sands , geology , geography , archaeology , asphalt
Researchers seeking to understand atmospheric circulation have found clues in the scale and distribution of giant dunes around planet Earth, which are related to the depth of the convective boundary layer.