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Aeolian sand strip mobility and protodune development on a drying beach: examining surface moisture and surface roughness patterns measured by terrestrial laser scanning

  1. Joanna M. Nield1,*,
  2. Giles F.S. Wiggs2,
  3. Robert S. Squirrell1

Article first published online: 25 AUG 2010

DOI: 10.1002/esp.2071

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Nield, J. M., Wiggs, G. F. and Squirrell, R. S. , Aeolian sand strip mobility and protodune development on a drying beach: examining surface moisture and surface roughness patterns measured by terrestrial laser scanning. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, n/a. doi: 10.1002/esp.2071

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  1. 1

    School of Geography, University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton, UK

  2. 2

    School of Geography, Oxford University Centre for the Environment, Oxford, UK

*Correspondence: Joanna M. Nield, School of Geography, University of Southampton, Highfield, Southampton, SO1 71BJ, UK

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  1. Article first published online: 25 AUG 2010
  2. Manuscript Revised: 1 JUL 2010
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 1 JUL 2010
  4. Manuscript Received: 17 FEB 2010

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