Sand dunes are one of the most abundant aeolian landforms and play an important role in
understanding how aeolian environments evolve. Since the 1970s, remote sensing has …

For more than four decades remote sensing images have been used to document and
understand the evolution of aeolian sand dunes. Early studies focused on map** and …

The temporal and spatial patterns of dust concentrations and geochemistry of aerosols
collected over the Arabian Sea, along with atmospheric transport models, were used to …

Prevailing theories of the evolution of early complex societies in southern Mesopotamia
presume a uniform, arid landscape transited by Tigris and Euphrates distributaries. These …

The negative impact humans have on the environment directly affects the environmental
security. Over the years, it has been proven that wars make drastic and sometimes …

Temporal changes in the stabilization process along the coastal dunes of Israel were
assessed using a series of 23 aerial photographs taken over the period 1944–1999. The …

Desertification seriously hinders economic development and ecological security, which has
led to increased research on desertification monitoring and control. Remote sensing …

Prior to the Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) mission, a very general view had emerged in which
Martian surface materials were seen as consisting of a mixture of bright dust, dark sand, and …

Possible factors regulating phytoplankton variability in the Arabian (Persian) Gulf were
analyzed on the basis of satellite observations and meteorological data (1997–2009) …

This article reviews the advances made and problems encountered in the measurement,
modelling and understanding of desert dune dynamics and processes in the last two …