https://doi.org/10.1140/epje/i2013-13138-4
Colloquium
Electrification of wind-blown sand: Recent advances and key issues
1
Key Laboratory of Mechanics on Western Disaster and Environment, Lanzhou University, 730000, Lanzhou, China
2
College of Civil Engineering and Mechanics, Lanzhou University, 730000, Lanzhou, China
* e-mail: xjzheng@lzu.edu.cn
Received:
31
January
2013
Revised:
16
June
2013
Accepted:
27
August
2013
Published online:
11
December
2013
In this paper, we summarize the recent advances on the electrification of wind-blown sand. Some of the outstanding questions, such as the interpretation of the electrification of wind-blown sand, measurements on and models of the features of the wind-blown sand E-fields, as well as their effect on the wind-blown sand flux and electromagnetic wave propagation, are reviewed. We end by highlighting the challenges that remain.
© EDP Sciences, SIF, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2013
