Remote sensing techniques in the investigation of aeolian sand dunes: A review of recent advances

Z Zheng, S Du, H Taubenböck, X Zhang - Remote Sensing of Environment, 2022‏ - Elsevier
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 …

[كتاب][B] Geomorphology of desert dunes

N Lancaster - 2013‏ - taylorfrancis.com
Untitled Page 1 Page 2 GEOMORPHOLOGY OF DESERT DUNES Sand dunes cover up to a
quarter of many desert regions. Determining the factors that determine their shape, size and …

[كتاب][B] Arid and semi-arid geomorphology

AS Goudie - 2013‏ - books.google.com
Based on four decades of research by Professor Andrew Goudie, this volume provides a
state-of-the-art synthesis of our understanding of desert geomorphology. It presents a truly …

Landscape spatial patterns in the Maowusu (Mu Us) Sandy Land, northern China and their impact factors

P Liang, X Yang - Catena, 2016‏ - Elsevier
In environmentally sensitive areas, particularly the arid or semi-arid regions, different factors
such as relief and human activity, can greatly influence the landscape on a local scale …

The sedimentary rock record of Mars: Distribution, origins, and global stratigraphy

JP Grotzinger, RE Milliken - 2012‏ - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The last decade of Mars exploration produced a series of discoveries that provide
compelling evidence for the existence of sedimentary rocks on Mars. Previously, Mars was …

How do bedform patterns arise? New views on the role of bedform interactions within a set of boundary conditions

G Kocurek, RC Ewing, D Mohrig - Earth surface processes and …, 2010‏ - Wiley Online Library
One explanation for bedform patterns is self‐organization in which the pattern emerges
because of interactions among the bedforms themselves. Models, remote images, field …

Dune morphology and dynamics

N Lancaster - Geomorphology of desert environments, 1994‏ - Springer
Quartz sand dominates aeolian deposits in arid regions, as dust-sized particles are carried
out of the desert entirely or are trapped by vegetation or rough surfaces on desert margins …

Aeolian dune-field pattern boundary conditions

RC Ewing, G Kocurek - Geomorphology, 2010‏ - Elsevier
Aeolian dune-field patterns reflect the complex external environment within which the
pattern evolves. These external environmental controls are the boundary conditions on …

[HTML][HTML] Complementary classifications of aeolian dunes based on morphology, dynamics, and fluid mechanics

SC Du Pont, DM Rubin, C Narteau, MGA Lapôtre… - Earth-Science …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Dunes form where winds blow over a bed of mobile sediment grains—conditions that are
common in our solar system. On Earth, dunes abound in arid continental interiors and along …

Extraterrestrial dunes: An introduction to the special issue on planetary dune systems

MC Bourke, N Lancaster, LK Fenton, EJR Parteli… - Geomorphology, 2010‏ - Elsevier
Aeolian dune fields have been described on Earth, Mars, Venus and Titan. The plethora of
data returned from recent planetary missions has enabled a new era in planetary …