The Physics of Blown Sand and Desert

Klappentext This classic work was used by NASA in studying sand dunes on Mars and is appropriate for undergraduate and graduate students. The first book to deal exclusively with the behavior of blown sand and related land forms, its accessible style makes it an enduring reference. 84 figures. 16 halftones. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: The Nature of the ProblemPart I. The Physics of Grain Movement 1. Sand and Dust 2. The Behaviour of Sand Grains in the Air 3. Wind-Tunnel Observations 4. The Surface Wind 5. The Effect of Sand Movement on the Surface Wind 6. Confirmatory Measurements in the Desert 7. Threshold Wind Speed and Size of Sand Grain 8. Summary of the Physics of Grain MovementPart II. Small-Scale Effects. Grain Size Distribution. Surface Ripples and Ridges 9. Grading Diagrams 10. Grading Changes in Non-Uniform Sand 11. Surface Ripples and RidgesPart III. Large-Scale Effects. Sand Accumulation. Dunes, Internal Structure, Etc. 12. Conditions for the Growth of a Sand Surface 13. Sand Shadows and Sand Drifts. General Factors on Which Dune Shape Depends 14. The Barchan Dune 15. The Longitudinal or Seif Dune. The Whaleback 16. The Internal Structure of Sand Deposits 17. "Singing Sands"

Product details

• Authors: R A Bagnold, R. A. Bagnold, Ralph A. Bagnold
• Publisher: Dover Publications Inc.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.02.2005
• EAN: 9780486439310
• ISBN: 978-0-486-43931-0
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 133 mm x 216 mm x 6 mm
• Series: Dover Earth Science; Dover Earth Science
• Subjects: Guides > Nature; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geology; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Nature: general, reference works