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EPJ Web Conf.
Volume 340, 2025
Powders & Grains 2025 – 10th International Conference on Micromechanics on Granular Media
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| Article Number | 06008 | |
| Number of page(s) | 4 | |
| Section | Geophysical, Environmental and Planetary Processes | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202534006008 | |
| Published online | 01 December 2025 | |
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202534006008
Aeolian transport of cohesive sand
1 Univ Rennes, CNRS UMR 6251, Institut de Physique de Rennes, Rennes 35042, France
2 Université Ferhat Abbas, Institut d’Optique et de Mécanique de Précision, Sétif, Algeria
3 Univ Rennes, INSA Rennes, LGCGM, Rennes 35043, France
4 Univ Nantes, CNRS UMR 6607, Laboratoire Thermique et Energie de Nantes, Nantes 44306, France
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Published online: 1 December 2025
Abstract
The influence of moisture on wind-driven sand transport is particularly important in coastal environements. While moisture is generally low in desert sands, it significantly affects sand transport on beaches or in coastal dune dynamics. Studies on the impact of moisture are far from yielding consistent results because it is difficult to control and measure moisture levels due to evaporation. We circumvent this difficulty by using sand-oil mixtures which offers the advantage to get rid of evaporation. With these, we conducted wind-tunnel experiments and documented with an unprecedented accuracy the effects of cohesion on wind-blown sand.
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