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Predicting Aeolian Sand Transport: Revisiting the White Model
Author(s) -
Namikas Steven,
Sherman Douglas J.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
earth surface processes and landforms
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.294
H-Index - 127
eISSN - 1096-9837
pISSN - 0197-9337
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1096-9837(199706)22:6<601::aid-esp783>3.0.co;2-5
Subject(s) - expression (computer science) , aeolian processes , notice , white (mutation) , replication (statistics) , econometrics , geology , mathematics , geomorphology , statistics , computer science , chemistry , political science , law , biochemistry , gene , programming language
The derivation and history of the frequently cited aeolian transport model of White are considered in light of the continued replication of an error in the original expression. The error may have escaped notice because the expression is still dimensionally correct and it yields predictions that appear reasonable in comparison with both the predictions of other models with field data. The incorrect expression has come to be identified as a distinct model. However, the correct formulation of the ‘White model’ is, in fact, a rearrangement of the Kawamura model with a slightly smaller ( c. 6%) empirical coefficient. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.