Krause, Günther and Stender, Ingo (1972) A method for measuring geometrical properties of ripple marks. Kieler Meeresforschungen, 28 (1). pp. 45-47.

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Abstract

In order to apply statistical methods to the geometrical properties of sand ripples with high confidence very long records are necessary. For this purpose a device for measuring heights and wavelengths of drained ripple marks is described. The reference system is a sledge with a pair of skids with lengths very large compared with the wave lengths of the ripples. According to the weight of the sledge, the width of skids and the state of the sand bottom the device flattens the ripple crests in the range of the skids. With respect to this platform the geometrical properties of ripple fields are measured with mechanical profilers in connection with usual carrier frequency technique. Possible applications and the limits of this method are described and some examples of measurements are represented.

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