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Geomorphology of Desert Dunes [Minkštas viršelis]

  • Formatas: Paperback / softback, 312 pages, aukštis x plotis: 234x156 mm, weight: 570 g
  • Išleidimo metai: 21-Sep-1995
  • Leidėjas: Routledge
  • ISBN-10: 041506094X
  • ISBN-13: 9780415060943
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Geomorphology of Desert DunesDidesnis paveikslėlis
  • Formatas: Paperback / softback, 312 pages, aukštis x plotis: 234x156 mm, weight: 570 g
  • Išleidimo metai: 21-Sep-1995
  • Leidėjas: Routledge
  • ISBN-10: 041506094X
  • ISBN-13: 9780415060943
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Raktažodžiai:
How desert dunes are formed, how they change, their environmental significance and the role of climate change - these issues are examined through extensive case studies drawn from South Africa, India, Northern Europe and Australia.
List of figures
viii
List of plates
xiv
List of tables
xvi
Preface xvii
Acknowledgements xviii
Introduction
1(9)
Problems and challenges in dune geomorphology
1(3)
Development of modern dune studies
4(2)
Aspects of dune studies
6(1)
Contemporary paradigms for dune studies
7(3)
Sand Transport by the Wind
10(34)
Introduction
10(1)
The surface wind
11(4)
Entrainment of sand by the wind
15(8)
Saltation processes
23(4)
Sand transport equations
27(4)
Controls on sand transport rates
31(5)
Wind ripples
36(6)
Conclusions
42(2)
Dune Morphology and Morphometry
44(41)
Introduction
44(1)
Dune classifications
45(3)
Aeolian bedform hierarchies
48(2)
Morphology and morphometry of major dune types
50(33)
Conclusions
83(2)
Dune Sediments
85(37)
Introduction
85(1)
Dune sands
85(8)
Sedimentary structures of major dune types
93(11)
Grain size and sorting characteristics of dune sands
104(14)
Interdune deposits
118(1)
Conclusions
119(3)
Dune Dynamics
122(42)
Introduction
122(1)
Dune initiation
123(4)
Airflow over dunes
127(19)
Erosion and deposition patterns on dunes
146(8)
Relations between erosion and deposition patterns and winds
154(3)
Development of dune profiles
157(5)
Conclusions
162(2)
Controls of Dune Morphology
164(34)
Introduction
164(1)
Factors that may determine dune morphology
164(15)
Controls on dune size and spacing
179(6)
Aerodynamic models for dune spacing
185(5)
Development of compound and complex dunes
190(3)
A general model for dune size and spacing
193(2)
Controls on dune alignment
195(2)
Conclusions
197(1)
Sand Seas
198(30)
Introduction
198(1)
Sand sea accumulation
198(11)
Dune patterns in sand seas
209(13)
Grain size and sorting patterns in sand seas
222(3)
Modes of sand sea accumulation
225(1)
Conclusions
226(2)
Palaeoenvironments and Dunes
228(27)
Introduction
228(2)
Dune systems and palaeoclimates
230(7)
Palaeoclimatic information from dune systems
237(6)
Interdune deposits
243(2)
Effects of climatic changes and sand sea and dune development
245(9)
Conclusions
254(1)
Review and Prospect
255(3)
Conclusions
256(2)
References 258(22)
Index 280
Nicholas Lancaster