Dune Scarp Exhibits Bifurcation Sequence

Authors

  • Douglas A. Gaffney

Keywords:

Chaos theory, coastal dunes, fractal, geomorphology

Abstract

A natural display of bifurcation is observed and related to deterministic chaos theory. A possible scenario is proposed from which an eroding dune scarp could be described.

 

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Published

1993-01-10

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 1 (1993): Journal of Coastal Research

Section

Technical Communications

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