Sandstorms share fluid dynamic properties with atmospheric gravity currents and density currents
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Sandstorms and dust fronts are well-documented in meteorological and fluid dynamic literature to share properties with atmospheric gravity currents and density currents.
Evidence for · 2
Atmospheric Dynamics from Synoptic to Local Scale During an Intense Frontal Dust Storm over the Sistan Basin in Winter 2019
2019 · cited by 40
Paper [2] discusses how dust storms and their atmospheric dynamics involve surface density currents emanating from convective clouds that cause soil erosion.
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A first evaluation of the contribution of aeolian sand transport to lagoon island accretion in the Maldives
2019 · cited by 19
Paper [6] notes that high rates of sand transport and dust movement can be forced or generated by surface-based density currents.