Modelling a Dune Field
arXiv:cond-mat/0202528 · doi:10.1016/S0378-4371(02)00546-0
Abstract
We present a model to describe the collective motion of barchan dunes in a field. Our model is able to reproduce the observation that a typical dune stays confined within a stripe. We also obtain some of the pattern structures which ressemble those observed from aerial photos which we do analyse and compare with the specific field of Laâyounne.
15 pages, 13 figures
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