The model, published in Physical Review Fluids, is the first to describe interactions between sand dunes and obstacles. By analysing how currents are deflected in the presence of an obstacle, they ...

The technology used to predict sand and dust storm (SDS) severity has for decades systematically overestimated when and where sediment is transported across Earth's surface, a new study shows.

Dutch Ph.D. student Mathijs van Ledden has demonstrated that the often used rule of thumb 'the calmer the water, the finer the bottom sediment' is not always true. In addition to the flow rate, a ...

The city of Duluth Parks and Recreation held its annual sand modeling contest on Park Point Thursday. Teams entered to win prizes in several categories. The contest was followed by a water safety expo ...