Desertification, land degradation and other geological hazards have resulted from the remobilization of dune areas and climatic change. Recent developments in satellite images of deserts, orbital images of Mars and Venus, and oil and gas discoveries in ancient dunes, have significantly advanced our understanding of desert environments. "The Geomorphology of Desert Dunes" explores how desert dunes are formed, how they change and their environmental importance. Drawing on extensive research from the deserts of South Africa, North America, India, Northern Europe and Australia, the author analyses dune types, patterns, sand seas and sediments, and investigates dune dynamics and processes at different temporal and spatial scales. Investigating the role of climatic change, the author concludes that a better understanding of dune processes and dynamics is vital for effective and appropriate mitigation of environmental problems in arid regions.
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The book is well written and well organized, relatively thorough in its coverage, and free of serious errors. Figures and photographs are generally of high quality. An important resource for geomorphologists, sedimentologists, and other scientists interested in eolian processes and deposits..
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Quartz sand dominates aeolian deposits in most arid regions, as dust-sized particles are carried out of the desert entirely or are trapped by vegetation or rough surfaces on desert margins (Tsoar and Pye 1987). Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
compound linear dunes, complex linear dunes, compound crescentic dunes, multidirectional wind regimes, desert linear dunes, vegetated linear dunes, dune plinths, sand transport potential, simple crescentic dunes, sand transport rates, dune spacing, different sand seas, sand sea accumulation, modern sand seas, complex crescentic dunes, saltation path length, stoss slope, major dune types, reptating grains, wind ripple deposits, wind shear velocity, threshold shear velocity, wind ripple laminae, interdune areas, star dunes Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Gran Desierto, Skeleton Coast, Great Sand Dunes, Mojave Desert, White Sands, Saudi Arabia, Great Plains, United States, Colorado River, Grand Erg Oriental, Thar Desert, Arabian Peninsula, Great Sandy Desert, Padre Island, Location Spacing, Takla Makan, Wahiba Sands, New Mexico, Sossus Vlei New!
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Quartz sand dominates aeolian deposits in most arid regions, as dust-sized particles are carried out of the desert entirely or are trapped by vegetation or rough surfaces on desert margins (Tsoar and Pye 1987). Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
compound linear dunes, complex linear dunes, compound crescentic dunes, multidirectional wind regimes, desert linear dunes, vegetated linear dunes, dune plinths, sand transport potential, simple crescentic dunes, sand transport rates, dune spacing, different sand seas, sand sea accumulation, modern sand seas, complex crescentic dunes, saltation path length, stoss slope, major dune types, reptating grains, wind ripple deposits, wind shear velocity, threshold shear velocity, wind ripple laminae, interdune areas, star dunes Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Gran Desierto, Skeleton Coast, Great Sand Dunes, Mojave Desert, White Sands, Saudi Arabia, Great Plains, United States, Colorado River, Grand Erg Oriental, Thar Desert, Arabian Peninsula, Great Sandy Desert, Padre Island, Location Spacing, Takla Makan, Wahiba Sands, New Mexico, Sossus Vlei New!
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- The Namib Sand Sea by N. Lancaster on 44 pages
- The Dynamics and Environmental Context of Aeolian Sedimentary Systems (Geological Society Special Publication) by Kenneth Pye on 7 pages
- Eolian Sediments and Processes (Developments in Sedimentology) by T. S. Ahlbrandt on 7 pages
- Aeolian Geomorphology (Binghamton Symposia in Geomorphology International Series) by William G. Nickling on 5 pages
- Study of Global Sand Seas, A by Edwin D. McKee on 5 pages
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- Fundamentals of the Physical Environment by Peter Smithson on page 358, and Back Matter
- Study Skills for Geography Students: A Practical Guide (Arnold Student Reference) by Pauline E. Kneale on page 161, and page 44
- Fundamentals of the Physical Environment by Peter Smithson on page 358, and Back Matter
- Fundamentals of Geomorphology: synch test (Routledge Fundamentals of Physicalgeography) by Richard Huggett on page 276, and Back Matter
- Environmental Change: The Evolving Ecosphere by Richard Huggett on page 264, and Back Matter
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