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Adjustment to the Fowler Equation

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Following closely the analysis performed by Andrew C. Fowler to derive the first canonical equation for nonlinear dune dynamics, but considering some appropriate changes of variables, suitable scalings, and by neglecting higher-order terms, we obtain an adaptation of the aforementioned equation, which contains an additional term, to describe dune morphodynamics.

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    Borys Álvarez-Samaniego, Wilson P. Álvarez-Samaniego & Kevin Lloacana-Unda

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Álvarez-Samaniego, B., Álvarez-Samaniego, W.P. & Lloacana-Unda, K. Adjustment to the Fowler Equation. Bull. Iran. Math. Soc. 50, 24 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41980-024-00864-1

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