What is he best known for?
The fields of study he is best known for:
- Agriculture
- Climate change
- Paleontology
His primary areas of study are Aeolian processes, Turbulence, Sand dune stabilization, Wind tunnel and Geomorphology.
Giles F.S. Wiggs has researched Aeolian processes in several fields, including Structural basin, Deposition, Sediment, Climatology and Wind speed.
His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Hydrology, Erosion, Water content and Moisture.
His study on Flow separation is often connected to Transverse plane as part of broader study in Turbulence.
His Wind tunnel study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Geotechnical engineering and Shear stress.
The various areas that Giles F.S. Wiggs examines in his Geomorphology study include Computational fluid dynamics and Surface shear.
His most cited work include:
- Remobilization of southern African desert dune systems by twenty-first century global warming (233 citations)
- The role of streamline curvature in sand dune dynamics: evidence from field and wind tunnel measurements (188 citations)
- Dune mobility and vegetation cover in the Southwest Kalahari desert (173 citations)
What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?
Aeolian processes, Geomorphology, Hydrology, Sand dune stabilization and Wind speed are his primary areas of study.
Giles F.S. Wiggs has included themes like Sediment transport, Sediment, Bedform and Wind tunnel in his Aeolian processes study.
His work on Barchan as part of general Geomorphology research is often related to Crest, thus linking different fields of science.
His research in Hydrology focuses on subjects like Oceanography, which are connected to Group.
The study incorporates disciplines such as Stress, Surface shear, Beach morphodynamics and Instability in addition to Sand dune stabilization.
His Wind speed research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Soil science, Entrainment, Terrain and Shear velocity.
He most often published in these fields:
- Aeolian processes (47.83%)
- Geomorphology (29.57%)
- Hydrology (19.13%)
What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2013-2021)?
- Aeolian processes (47.83%)
- Geomorphology (29.57%)
- Hydrology (19.13%)
In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:
Giles F.S. Wiggs focuses on Aeolian processes, Geomorphology, Hydrology, Atmospheric sciences and Wind speed.
His studies in Aeolian processes integrate themes in fields like Soil science, Sediment transport, Sediment, Bedform and Earth science.
He specializes in Geomorphology, namely Barchan.
His Hydrology research integrates issues from Remote sensing, Ephemeral key, Oceanography and Nutrient.
His studies deal with areas such as Turbulence, Shear velocity, Saltation and Wind tunnel as well as Wind speed.
His Shear velocity study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Geotechnical engineering and Water content.
Between 2013 and 2021, his most popular works were:
- Characterizing turbulent wind flow around dryland vegetation (38 citations)
- A coupled vegetation/sediment transport model for dryland environments (25 citations)
- Testing the performance of state-of-the-art dust emission schemes using DO4Models field data (25 citations)
In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:
- Climate change
- Agriculture
- Paleontology
His primary areas of investigation include Aeolian processes, Wind speed, Geomorphology, Vegetation and Sediment transport.
In his study, Field is inextricably linked to Soil science, which falls within the broad field of Aeolian processes.
His Wind speed study also includes
- Turbulence, which have a strong connection to Wind shear,
- Shear velocity which is related to area like Geotechnical engineering.
His research in Geomorphology intersects with topics in Wind tunnel and Crust.
His Wind tunnel research incorporates themes from Shear stress, Reynolds stress, Wake and Boundary layer.
The concepts of his Vegetation study are interwoven with issues in Agroforestry, Livelihood, Land use, land-use change and forestry and Hydrology, Erosion.
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