The ephemeral nature of most sedimentation processes and the fragmentary character of
the sedimentary record are of first-order importance. Despite a basic uniformity of external …

It is more than half a century since the publication of RA Bagnold's classic book The physics
of blown sand and desert dunes, and it is a tribute to the quality of Bagnold's work that many …

The study and interpretation of the textures, sedimentary structures, fossils, and lithologic
associations of sedimentary rocks on the scale of an outcrop, well section, or small segment …

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 …

The Precambrian was characterized by unique palaeoenvironmental conditions in the
Earth's atmosphere, biosphere and geosphere. This study presents a global quantitative …

Detrital zircon grains (n= 468) from eolian sandstones of Permian and Jurassic sand seas
on the Colorado Plateau of southwest Laurentia fall into six separable age populations …

Reconstruction of the palaeoenvironmental context of Martian sedimentary rocks is central to
studies of ancient Martian habitability and regional palaeoclimate history. This paper reports …

Stratigraphy is defined as the study of layered rocks. In the context of sedimentary geology in
general, and of this book in particular, stratigraphy is the discipline that pulls everything …

The unique and evolving nature of the Precambrian geological environment in many ways
was responsible for significant differences between Precambrian clastic sedimentary …

Lithified aeolian strata encode information about ancient planetary surface processes and
the climate during deposition. Decoding these strata provides insight regarding past …