Overview

This text focuses on current developments in the field of aeolian geomorphology, with particular emphasis on the latest field and laboratory methods, remote sensing techniques and theoretical advancements. Attention to global warming and its consequences in arid lands has renewed interest in geomorphology as well as in deserts, desertification, and land degradation. This book features articles focusing on North American deserts, particularly the Mojave and the Sonoran. Topics include dune forms and sediment transport in the California deserts, ventifacts and other abrasional features in Eastern California, aeolian dust papers, and remote sensing and radar data in aeolian geomorphology. This book should be of interest to libraries, geographers, sedimentologists, and geologists interested in effects of wind and land forms and processes in desert or coastal environments.

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Author:   V. P. Tchakerian
Publisher:   Chapman and Hall
Imprint:   Chapman and Hall
Edition:   1995 ed.
Weight:   0.575kg
ISBN:  

9780412042416

ISBN 10:   041204241
Pages:   352
Publication Date:   October 1995
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

The resurgence of aeolian geomorphology. Potential transport of windblown sand: influence of surface roughness and assessment with radar data. Origin of the Gran Desierto Sand Sea, Sonora, Mexico: evidence from dune morphology and sedimentology. Reversed desertification on sand dunes along the Sinai/Negev border. Alterations of ventifact surfaces at the glacier/desert interface. Geomorphic and geochemical evidence for the source of sand in the Algodones Dunes, Colorado Desert, southeastern California. Modeling seasonal patterns of blowing dust on the southern High Plains. Barchan dunes of the Salton Sea region, California. Wind flow and sand transport over the stoss slope of a barchan dune, Salton Sea, California. Sand transport paths in the Mojave Desert, southwestern United States. Aeolian modifications of glacial moraines at Bishop Creek, eastern California. Fine material in rock fractures: aeolian dust or weathering? The geomorphology of ventifacts, California. Sand dune morphology and dynamics, Owens Valley, California. A review of the effects of surface moisture content on aeolian sand transport.

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