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.

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The retrieved literature includes papers directly linking sand and dust storm dynamics to density currents and atmospheric gravity features.

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Atmospheric Dynamics from Synoptic to Local Scale During an Intense Frontal Dust Storm over the Sistan Basin in Winter 2019

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D. Kaskaoutis, D. Francis, A. Rashki, J. Chaboureau, U. C. Dumka. Atmospheric Dynamics from Synoptic to Local Scale During an Intense Frontal Dust Storm over the Sistan Basin in Winter 2019. 2019. https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences9100453

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

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M. Hilton, D. R. Borrie, T. Konlechner, S. Wakes, T. Lane, P. Kench, D. Kennedy, M. Aslam. A first evaluation of the contribution of aeolian sand transport to lagoon island accretion in the Maldives. 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.AEOLIA.2019.04.006

Paper [6] notes that high rates of sand transport and dust movement can be forced or generated by surface-based density currents.

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