Sand drift potential in the desert of Kuwait

Constructing notches in foredunes: Effect on sediment dynamics in the dune hinterland

“…For dry dune sand, as in this study, the critical wind speed (at 10 m) at which wind erosion starts is of the order of 6.2 m s − 1 (Fryberger, 1979;Al-Awadhi et al, 2005;Riksen and Goossens, 2007). The altitude of the off-shore AWG-1 meteorological station is 26 m above sea level (asl).…”

“…They are numerically expressed in vector units. The combination u 2 ⋅ (u − u t ) can be seen as a weighing factor, in which strong winds are given a higher weight than weaker winds (Al-Awadhi et al, 2005). To lower the value of the vector unit and facilitate the plotting of sand drift roses, the value of u 2 ⋅ (u − u t ) is divided by 100.…”

Wind regime and sand transport in China’s Badain Jaran Desert

“…Resultant drift potential (RDP) represents the net DP (magnitude and direction) based on a summation of the DP values in each compass direction. It is calculated as follows (Al-Awadhi et al, 2005):…”

“…The resultant drift direction (RDD) represents the direction in which sand will be transported. It is calculated as follows (Al-Awadhi et al, 2005):…”

Sedimentological and morphological characteristics of gypseous coastal nabkhas on Bubiyan Island, Kuwait, Arabian Gulf

“…Almost all types of erosional and depositional aeolian landforms are present within the desert of Kuwait (Khalaf et al, 1984). Al-Awadhi et al (2005) determined the sand drift potential (DP) for the desert of Kuwait using the Fryberger (1979) method. They concluded that the predicted average annual DP puts Kuwait among the intermediate wind energy deserts.…”