Windblown sand around obstacles -simulation and validation of deposition patterns
Résumé
Sand dunes are iconic landmarks of deserts, but can also put human infrastructures at risk, for instance by
forming near buildings or roads. We present a simulator of sand erosion and deposition to predict how dunes
form around and behind obstacles under wind. Inspired by both computer graphics and geo-sciences, our
algorithm couples a fast wind flow simulation with physical laws of sand saltation and avalanching, which
suffices to reproduce characteristic patterns of sand deposition. In particular, we validate our approach via a
qualitative comparison of the erosion and deposition patterns produced by our simulator against real-world
patterns measured by prior work under controlled conditions.
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