EP43A:
Aeolian Research at the Interface of Sedimentary, Atmospheric, and Biological Processes I


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Session ID#: 61689

Session Description:
Aeolian processes shape landscapes on Earth, and other planetary bodies, and are integral to a variety of disciplines including geomorphology, sedimentology, atmospheric sciences, and planetary exploration. From dunes and ripples, to yardangs and ventifacts, signatures of aeolian activity span a wide range of morphologies and planetary environments. Interactions between wind and the Earth’s surface drive desertification, control air pollution, and distribute nutrients. In this session we will explore recent advances in the highly interdisciplinary aeolian sciences. We welcome contributions that address any interactions between wind and the environment. These may include, but are not limited to, field studies, modeling, experimental work, or remote sensing, and could incorporate data from Earth, Mars, Titan, or other planetary bodies.
Primary Convener:  Mackenzie D Day, University of California Los Angeles, Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences, Los Angeles, United States
Conveners:  William Anderson, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX, United States and Elena A Favaro, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
Primary Liaison:  Mackenzie D Day, University of California Los Angeles, Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences, Los Angeles, United States
Chairs:  William Anderson, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX, United States, Elena A Favaro, European Space Agency, European Space Research and Technology Centre, Noordwijk, Netherlands and Mackenzie D Day, University of Washington Seattle, Seattle, United States
OSPA Liaison:  Mackenzie D Day, University of Washington Seattle, Seattle, United States

Cross-Listed:
  • A - Atmospheric Sciences
  • B - Biogeosciences
  • P - Planetary Sciences
Index Terms:

1625 Geomorphology and weathering [GLOBAL CHANGE]
3322 Land/atmosphere interactions [ATMOSPHERIC PROCESSES]
5210 Planetary atmospheres, clouds, and hazes [PLANETARY SCIENCES: ASTROBIOLOGY]

Abstracts Submitted to this Session:

Particle image velocimetry measurements of the flow structure associated with interacting barchan dunes in a refractive index matched flume (387366)
Nathaniel Bristow, University of Minnesota, St. Anthony Falls Laboratory, United States, Gianluca Blois, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, United States, Jim Best, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Department of Earth Science & Environmental Change, Champaign, United States and Kenneth T Christensen, University of Notre Dame, Aero. & Mech. Eng. and Civil & Environmental Eng. and Earth Sciences, Notre Dame, United States
The growth of aeolian snow features (452967)
Kelly Kochanski, University of Colorado - Boulder, Geological Sciences, Boulder, CO, United States, Gregory E Tucker, University of Colorado at Boulder, Department of Geological Sciences and CIRES, Boulder, United States and Robert S Anderson, University of Colorado at Boulder, Department of Geological Sciences and Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, Boulder, CO, United States
Cohesion-induced enhancement of aeolian saltation (446412)
Francesco Comola, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, United States, Johan Gaume, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland; WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF, Davos Dorf, Switzerland and Michael Lehning, WSL/SLF and EPFL, Davos Dorf, Switzerland
The Unsung Aeolian Movers and Shakers: Atmospheric Stability and Humidity (453347)
Andrew Gunn, Stanford University, Geological Sciences, Stanford, United States, Matthew David Wanker, Indiana University, Department of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, Bloomington, IN, United States, Keaton Cheffer, Texas A&M, Department of Geology and Geophysics, College Station, TX, United States, Douglas A Edmonds, Indiana University Bloomington, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Bloomington, IN, United States, Ryan Ewing, Texas A&M, Department of Geology and Geophysics, College Station, United States and Douglas J Jerolmack, University of Pennsylvania, Department of Earth and Environmental Science, Philadelphia, United States
Methane ice dunes as evidence of recent surface/atmosphere surface interactions on Pluto (Invited) (448302)
Matt Telfer, University of Plymouth, School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Science, Plymouth, United Kingdom, Jani Radebaugh, Brigham Young University, Department of Geological Sciences, Provo, UT, United States and Eric Parteli, University of Cologne, Department of Geosciences, Cologne, Germany
Ancient Bedforms within Valles Marineris, Mars (423383)
Matthew Chojnacki, University of Arizona, Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, Tucson, AZ, United States, Lauren A Edgar, USGS Astrogeology Science Center, Flagstaff, United States, Lori K Fenton, Carl Sagan Center, SETI Inst., Mountain View, United States and Christopher S Edwards, Northern Arizona University, Astronomy and Planetary Science, Flagstaff, United States
The Transition Between Sand Ripples and Megaripples (407274)
James R Zimbelman, Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Washington, DC, United States
Characterizing the Modern-Day Aeolian Environment at Gale Crater, Mars (Invited) (414547)
Mariah MacQueen Baker, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, United States, Claire E Newman, Aeolis Research, Chandler, United States, Mathieu Gaetan Andre Lapotre, Harvard University, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Cambridge, MA, United States, Kevin W Lewis, Johns Hopkins University, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Baltimore, MD, United States, Michelle E Minitti, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, United States, Robert J Sullivan Jr, Cornell University, CCAPS, Ithaca, NY, United States, Ashwin R Vasavada, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, United States, Catherine M Weitz, Planetary Science Institute Tucson, Tucson, AZ, United States, David M Rubin, University of California-Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, United States and Nathan Bridges, Applied Physics Laboratory Johns Hopkins, Laurel, MD, United States

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