Sand dunes of the Northern Hemisphere

• Titel: Sand dunes of the Northern Hemisphere
• Titelzusatz: distribution, formation, migration and management, Volume 1: Formation and evolution of dune landscapes
• Mitwirkende: Qi, Lu [HerausgeberIn]
• Mitwirkende: Gaur, Mahesh K. [HerausgeberIn]
• Mitwirkende: Squires, Victor R. [HerausgeberIn]
• Verf.angabe: edited by Lu Qi, Mahesh K. Gaur and Victor R. Squires
• Ausgabe: First edition
• Verlagsort: Boca Raton ; London ; New York
• Verlag: CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group
• Jahr: 2023
• Umfang: 1 Online-Ressource (xx, 424 Seiten)
• Illustrationen: Illustrationen, Diagramme, Karten
• Fussnoten: Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources
• ISBN: 978-1-000-58899-6
• Schlagwörter: (s)Äolische Geomorphologie / (s)Äolische Sedimentation / (s)Äolisches Sediment / (s)Lockergestein / (s)Sand / (s)Sandwüste
• Schlagwörter: (s)Düne / (s)Geomorphologie / (s)Klimamorphologie / (s)Sediment / (s)Sedimenttransport / (s)Wüste
• Datenträger: Online-Ressource
• Sprache: eng
• Bibliogr. Hinweis: Erscheint auch als : Druck-Ausgabe: Sand dunes of the Northern Hemisphere ; Volume 1: Formation and evolution of dune landscapes. - First edition. - Boca Raton : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2023. - xx, 424 Seiten
• Sach-SW: Electronic books
• K10plus-PPN: 1831748665
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Abstract

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Table of Contents -- List of Contributors -- Part 1: Methodologies for the Study and Utilization of Sand Dunes -- 1. A Synoptic View of Northern Hemisphere Deserts and Sand Dunes: Perceptions, Misconceptions and Distinctions -- 2. Advances in Measurement Techniques for Estimating Sand Dune Movements -- 3. A Review of the Development in the Remote Sensing of Sand Dunes -- 4. Applications of ICESat-2 Laser Altimeter Data for Sand Dunes: Morphology and Dynamics Studies -- 5. New Perspectives on the Occurrence and Characteristics of the Coastal Sand Dunes, North of Nile Delta, Egypt -- 6. Algerian Sahara Sand Dune (Western Erg) Characterization: An Experimental Study -- 7. Economic Heavy Minerals in the Coastal Area Between Burg EL-Burullus and Baltim, North of Nile Delta, Egypt -- Part 2: Dune Landscapes of China-Origins and Evolution -- 8. Formation of Dune Field Landscape in North and North-West China during Plio-Pleistocene Transition (4-2 Ma) and the Long-term Evolution -- 9. Formation, Evolution and Forcing Mechanism of Feathered Sand Dunes in the Kumtag Desert, China -- 10. Mega-Dune-Lake System in the Badain Jaran Sand Sea -- 11. Morphology, Distribution and Formation of the Nebkhas on Gobi and Desert in China -- 12. Type, Distribution, Formation and Evolution of Coastal Aeolian Dunes -- 13. High-Altitude Aeolian Desertification and Sand Dunes on the Tibetan Plateau, China -- 14. Characteristics, Dynamics, and Provenance of Sand Dunes in the Hexi Corridor, China -- Part 3: Morphology and Distribution of Dune Landscapes on the Indian Subcontinent -- 15. Dune Accumulation Chronologies from the Thar Desert, India: A Review.

Abstract

"This book in two Volumes and with a FOREWORD by the renowned Professor M.A.J. Williams draws on evidence from coastal and inland regions, including desert dunes, wind-blown dust, river and lake sediments, glacial moraines, plant and animal fossils, isotope geochemistry, soils and prehistoric archaeology to better understand the genesis and development of dunes systems in selected northern hemisphere sand dunes from Asia, Africa and the Middle East regions. The collection of research papers and case studies that are presented in this book provide the reader with a wealth of information about the distribution and types of sand dunes and an insight into the complexity of sand dune formation, migration and management. Research in many countries across the northern hemisphere on Dunes, whether coastal or inland are under pressure around the world. Much of the pressure comes from human activities, and the anthropogenic disturbance, when coupled with global warming and alterations to the amount, frequency and temporal distribution of precipitation could lead to more serious management challenges in the future. There is much that we still need to find out about the origin, genesis and development of sand dunes so that they can be managed better. The difficult and complex questions being repeatedly raised can be answered only by interdisciplinary endeavours. Geomorphologists, geologists, palaeontologists, climatologists, ecologists, and others, can work together on research projects that better define the origin, evolution and development of dunes, both inland and along the coasts"--