Dune worlds [electronic resource] : how windblown sand shapes planetary landscapes / Ralph D. Lorenz, James R. Zimbelman.
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
3540897259 electronic book
Publication Details
Heidelberg : Springer, ©2014.
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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Zimbelman, James R.
Series
Springer Praxis Books.
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Table of Contents
Part I. Introduction
Part II. Dune basics
Part III. Dune worlds
Part IV. Dune studies
Part V. Why dunes matter
Part VI. Conclusions.
Part II. Dune basics
Part III. Dune worlds
Part IV. Dune studies
Part V. Why dunes matter
Part VI. Conclusions.