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Aeolian Processes I

Aeolian Processes I Aeolian Processes II Entrainment of particles – settling timescales Threshold friction speeds Suspension vs. saltation vs. reptation vs. creep Dependences on gravity, densities of particle/air Aeolian Processes II Migration rates Dune types Dunefield pattern formation Ripples vs. dunes Ventifact, yardang erosion Dust-devils and wind streaks

Suspension vs saltation

Suspension All particles eventually settle out of a quiescent atmosphere Reynolds number quantifies whether an atmosphere is quiescent Re > 10s means turbulent flow (viscosity doesn’t damp eddies) High velocity flows are more turbulent Low viscosity fluids are more turbulent Consider laminar flow around a falling sphere Drag from sphere affects air within a cylinder ~2d wide Downward force from weight – buoyancy Upward force from viscous drag Stress ~ viscosity x strain rate Area affected is curved wall of cylinder …and ignoring some numerical factors Equating the two gives the terminal velocity Stokes’ law 3d d d v

Low pressure d High pressure v Turbulent flow As before downward force from weight – buoyancy Falling particle is opposed by ram pressure Equating these to find the settling velocity – not very sensitive to particle size d High pressure v

Turbulent eddies have speeds ~0.2 the mean windspeed For suspension: For dust sized particles: Mars, Venus and Titan are effective at suspending particles …but Venus (and Titan?) probably doesn’t have high near-surface winds

In a planetary boundary layer Drag of wind on surface produces a shear stress Measured with drag plates We define a ‘shear velocity’ u* Just another way to quantify the shear stress For a Newtonian fluid (like air): In a thin laminar sub-layer η is constant and a property of the fluid (and temperature) Above this layer, turbulence dominates, viscosity is a property of the flow (not just the fluid) and increases with height, fluid density and u* Empirically – law of the wall… (κ is Von Karman’s constant ~ 0.41)

Z0 is the equivalent roughness height 1/30th of the grain size for quiescent situations Otherwise it’s empirically determined from several wind measurements at different heights Medium sand Greeley, 1985

Transition at: δ ~ 5d i.e. frictional-Re ~ 1 Two regimes Small particles hide within the laminar zone, larger particles stick up into the turbulent zone Balance shear stresses with weight – buoyancy of particles At the threshold velocity, some component of drag force balances the particle weight Transition at: δ ~ 5d i.e. frictional-Re ~ 1 Neither approach works well in the transition zone Anderson and Anderson 2010 or A2 often called θ A~0.1

More detailed, gets you within a factor of 2 of deriving A Anderson and Anderson 2010

Basalt on Venus Quartz in water Ice on Titan Quartz on Earth ‘A’ should be constant in the fully-turbulent case Instead is depends on the fluid/particle density ratio A cautionary tale in using ‘dimensionless’ scaling from one planet to another… Basalt on Venus Quartz in water Ice on Titan Quartz on Earth Basalt on Mars Iversen et al.1987

Small particles in laminar zone Large particles in turbulent zone Define the frictional Reynolds number A varies with this value where n >>>1 Recall: A Turbulent zone: Laminar zone: ~1 Re* Small particles in laminar zone Large particles in turbulent zone uT ? d

Minimum exists when Frictional-Re ~ 1 Easiest particles to move depends on Atm. viscosity Atm. density Particle weight (density and gravity) Buoyancy effects minor (until we get to the fluvial processes lectures) uT ? 1 d 1 1 ~100 microns for Earth

Easiest particles to move are sand-sized Saltation threshold increases with particle size Particles classified by Udden-Wentworth scale Easiest particles to move are sand-sized Dust Sand-sized Gravel 0.1 mm 1mm 1cm Greeley, 1985

Necessary wind speed depends on atmospheric density

Easy to move but not easy to suspend Particles are launched off the surface, but re-impact a short time later – saltation! Greeley, 1985

Kansas State University Grains travel by saltation Impacting grains can dislodge new particles (reptation) Impacting grains can push larger particles (creep) Impacting grains knock finer particles into suspension Impact vs fluid threshold It’s easier to keep saltation going than start it Impact threshold is ~0.8 times the fluid threshold for Earth …but ~0.1 times the fluid threshold for Mars This is what makes martian saltation possible Fluid Mars Impact Mars Impact Earth Kok, 2010 Kansas State University

Saltation length scales ~cm Greeley, 1985

Bagnold’s description of momentum loss w1 v1 Mass flux per unit length – q Momentum change of grains mass x (u2-u1) over a distance L, with u2>>u1 Stress is: Avg. horizontal velocity ~ 0.5 u2 Time of flight is 2w1/g L = u2 w1/g so: u2/L = g/w1 Stress is also And w1 ~ u* (ignoring factors ~1) w1 v1 u1 v2 v1 L Sand flux per unit length is proportional to shear velocity cubed Bagnold’s experimental work showed particle size is also a factor

There are many variations fit to empirical data Greeley, 1985

Density Kg m-3 71.92 1.27 0.027 5.3 Gravity (m s-2) 8.9 9.8 3.7 1.35 Titan 95% Zero 5% methane Dune Potential (All else being equal) Venus Titan Earth Mars Density Kg m-3 71.92 1.27 0.027 5.3 Gravity (m s-2) 8.9 9.8 3.7 1.35 Dune material Basalt Quartz Organics (lower density)

Fortuna-Meshkenet field As usual – all else is not equal Venus has very few dunes (two fields known) Lack of weathering into small particles Detectability of dunes ? Low surface winds Mars has extensive dunefields Very high wind speeds Lots of active weathering breaking up rocks Dune Potential (All else being equal) Venus Titan Earth Mars Fortuna-Meshkenet field Weitz et al. 1994

Aeolian Processes I Aeolian Processes II Entrainment of particles – settling timescales Threshold friction speeds Suspension vs. saltation vs. reptation vs. creep Dependences on gravity, densities of particle/air Aeolian Processes II Migration rates Dune types Dunefield pattern formation Ripples vs. dunes Ventifact, yardang erosion Dust-devils and wind streaks