Aeolian Environments, Sediments and Landforms

Name: Aeolian Environments, Sediments and Landforms
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ISBN: 9780471985730

ISBN-10: 0471985732

ISBN-13: 9780471985730

Edition: 1999

Authors: Andrew S. Goudie, Ian Livingstone, Stephen Stokes

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Aeolian geomorphology is the study of how the wind shapes our landscapes. This book covers the full range of aeolian processes from soil erosion to sand dunes and loess formation. It begins with an overview of aeolian geomorphology and sedimentology.

Book details

List price: $430.95
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 2/3/2000
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 336
Size: 6.85" wide x 9.78" long x 0.95" tall
Weight: 1.628
Language: English



List of Contributors


Preface



The History of Desert Dune Studies over the Last 100 Years




Recent Investigations of Airflow and Sediment Transport Over Desert Dunes




Geomorphology of Desert Sand Seas




Coastal Dune Dynamics: Problems and Prospects




Coastal and Continental Dune Management into the Twenty-first Century




Physics of Aeolian Movement Emphasising Changing of the Aerodynamic Roughness Height by Saltating Grains (the Owen Effect)




Wind Erosion on Agricultural Land




Wind Erosional Landforms: Yardangs and Pans




Dust Transport and Deposition




Loess




The Aeolian Rock Record




Dune Palaeoenvironments




Luminescence Dating of Aeolian and Coastal Sand and Silt Deposits: Applications and Implications




Conclusions



Index