Dune worlds: [electronic resource] :: how windblown sand shapes planetary landscapes /: Ralph D. Lorenz, James R. Zimbelman.

Lorenz, Ralph D.,; Zimbelman, James R.

Dune worlds [electronic resource] : how windblown sand shapes planetary landscapes / Ralph D. Lorenz, James R. Zimbelman.

Lorenz, Ralph D., author.; Zimbelman, James R.

2014

GB631

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Title

Dune worlds [electronic resource] : how windblown sand shapes planetary landscapes / Ralph D. Lorenz, James R. Zimbelman.

Author

Lorenz, Ralph D., author.

ISBN

9783540897255 electronic book
3540897259 electronic book

Publication Details

Language

English

Description

1 online resource (311 pages).

Call Number

GB631

Dewey Decimal Classification

551.375

Summary

This book describes how sand dunes work, why they are the way they are in different settings, and how they are being studied. Particular attention is paid to their formation and appearance elsewhere in the solar system. New developments in knowledge about dunes make for an interesting story - like the dunes themselves, dune science is dynamic - and the visual appeal of Aeolian geomorphology ensures that this is an attractive volume. The book is divided into 4 parts, the first of which introduces dunes as a planetary phenomenon, showing a landscape reflecting the balance of geological processes - volcanism, impact, tectonics, erosion, deposition of sediments.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Description based on print version record.

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Zimbelman, James R.

Series

Springer Praxis Books.

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Dune worlds.