Racetrack Playa: Rocks moved by wind alone
Abstract
Recent studies have documented the movement of rocks on Racetrack Playa by wind-driven floating ice. Here we report observations of movement of the rocks on a slick playa surface by wind alone.
- Publication:
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Aeolian Research
- Pub Date:
- December 2015
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.aeolia.2015.08.001
- Bibcode:
- 2015AeoRe..19....1J
- Keywords:
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- Racetrack Playa;
- Playa scrapers;
- Wind;
- Coefficient of friction
