Geomorphology of Desert Dunes

List of contents

1. Introduction 2. Sand Transport by the Wind 3. Dune Morphology and Morphometry 4. Dune Sediments 5. Dune Dynamics 6. Controls of Dune Morphology 7. Sand Seas 8. Palaeoenvironments and Dunes 9. Review and Prospect

About the author

Nicholas Lancaster

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: Nicholas Lancaster, Lancaster Nicholas
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 21.09.1995
• EAN: 9780415060936
• ISBN: 978-0-415-06093-6
• No. of pages: 310
• Weight: 740 g
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geography, Geological surface processes (geomorphology), Geochemistry, Physical geography & topography, Physical geography and topography, Geomorphology and geological surface processes