Aeolian Environments, Sediments and Landforms
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Aeolian Environments, Sediments & Landforms Edited by Andrew S. Goudie School of Geography, University of Oxford, UK Ian Livingstone School of Environmental Science, Nene University College, Northampton, UK and Stephen Stokes School of Geography, University of Oxford, UK This volume provides an overview of current and future trends in aeolian research. It is written by leading scientists from the UK, Canada, India, Australia and the USA, all of whom are actively involved in aeolian research. The book seeks to provide a comprehensive account of present aeolian processes, landforms and sediments, together with an analysis of past aeolian environments. Further, it looks at some of the anthropogenic pressures on aeolian processes, both on coasts and in deserts, and discusses some management solutions. The text is characterised by the wide perspective it provides and by the authority of its authors. Its fourteen chapters cover the history of desert dune studies, recent investigations of airflow and sand transport, sand seas, coastal dune dynamics, dune management, the physics of aeolian movement, wind erosion (especially of agricultural land), dust storms, loess deposition, the aeolian rock record, palaeoenvironments in the Quaternary, luminescence dating techniques, and aeolian research for the Millennium.
Book Details
ISBN-13: 9780471985730
EAN: 9780471985730
Publisher Date: 03/02/2000
Bood Data Readership Text: Undergraduate
Dewey: 551.375
Height: 254 mm
Language: English
MediaMail: Y
Number of Items: 01
PrintOnDemand: Y
Series Title: British Geomorphological Research Group Symposia Series
Star Rating: 0
Year Of Publication: 1999
ISBN-10: 0471985732
Publisher: Wiley
Binding: Hardcover
Country Of Origin: United Kingdom
Gardner Classification Code: K00
Illustrations: Illustrations, maps
LCCN: 99032324
No of Pages: 336
Pagination: 336 pages, Illustrations, maps
Returnable: N
Spine Width: 24 mm
Width: 178 mm