Extended Data Fig. 1: Free body diagram of a single grain on a bed with inclination θ. | Nature

Extended Data Fig. 1: Free body diagram of a single grain on a bed with inclination θ.

From: Grain shape effects in bed load sediment transport

Extended Data Fig. 1

Force vectors shown correspond to forces in equations (4) and (5).  The various forces are a gravitational force, Fg, a buoyant force, Fb, a fluid drag force, FD, a lift force, FL, a bed contact force, Fc, and a frictional force, Ff.

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