[HTML][HTML] Windblown sand along railway infrastructures: A review of challenges and mitigation measures

L Bruno, M Horvat, L Raffaele - Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial …, 2018 - Elsevier
The engineering interest about windblown sand is dictated by the harmful interactions
between sand and a number of human infrastructures in arid environments. Particularly, the …

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 …

[KNJIGA][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 …

[KNJIGA][B] Mechanics of wind-blown sand movements

X Zheng - 2009 - books.google.com
Mechanics plays a fundamental role in aeolian processes and other environmental studies.
This proposed book systematically presents the new progress in the research of aeolian …

Geomorphology of desert sand dunes: A review of recent progress

I Livingstone, GFS Wiggs, CM Weaver - Earth-science reviews, 2007 - Elsevier
Through the 1980s and 1990s studies of the geomorphology of desert sand dunes were
dominated by field studies of wind flow and sand flow over individual dunes. Alongside …

Aeolian sand challenges in desert rail infrastructures, overview of Iran's experience and advancement

M Fathali, MMK Nasrabad, HR Abbasi… - … and Building Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
The processes of wind erosion and the movement of dunes have destructive effects on the
transportation infrastructure with an emphasis on railway lines. Consequently, the …

Observations of an aeolian landscape: From surface to orbit in Gale Crater

M Day, G Kocurek - Icarus, 2016 - Elsevier
Landscapes derived solely from aeolian processes are rare on Earth because of the
dominance of subaqueous processes. In contrast, aeolian-derived landscapes should typify …

Age, origin and climatic controls on vegetated linear dunes in the northwestern Negev Desert (Israel)

J Roskin, N Porat, H Tsoar, DG Blumberg… - Quaternary Science …, 2011 - Elsevier
The stabilized northwestern (NW) Negev vegetated linear dunes (VLD) of Israel extend over
1300 km 2 and form the eastern end of the Northern Sinai–NW Negev Erg. This study aimed …

The timing of linear dune activity in the Strzelecki and Tirari Deserts, Australia

KE Fitzsimmons, EJ Rhodes, JW Magee… - Quaternary Science …, 2007 - Elsevier
Linear dunes occupy more than one-third of the Australian continent, but the timing of their
formation is poorly understood. In this study, we collected 82 samples from 26 sites across …

Late Quaternary linear dune accumulation and chronostratigraphy of the southwestern Kalahari: implications for aeolian palaeoclimatic reconstructions and …

MW Telfer, DSG Thomas - Quaternary Science Reviews, 2007 - Elsevier
The linear dunes of the Kalahari, now largely inactive, have long been identified as having
potential palaeoenvironmental significance. The application of optically stimulated …