A computational fluid dynamics study of the near surface wind patterns over a desert dune and the effect on seed dispersion

A computational fluid dynamics study of the near surface wind patterns over a desert dune and the effect on seed dispersion

Thesis (MScEng)--Stellenbosch University, 2010. === ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This project originated when a team of scientists at the Gobabeb training and research and centre observed seed accumulation sites on the slope of sand dunes in the Namib Desert. Seeds that accumulate on the slip face of a sand...

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Main Author: Joubert, Eugene Christiaan
Other Authors: Harms, T. M.
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University 2010
Subjects:
Dissertations > Mechanical engineering
Theses > Mechanical engineering
Sand dunes > Air flow
Namib Desert (Namibia)
Turbulence models
Fluid dynamics
Seeds > Dispersal
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/4357

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