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Series Editor Preface; Acknowledgments; Contents; Part IIntroduction to Namibia and its Landscapes; 1 Landscapes; Abstract; 1.1 Landscape Types; 1.2 The Namib and the Deserts; 1.2.1 The ; 1.2.2 The Desert; 1.3 The ; 1.4 The ; 1.5 The ; References; 2 Geology; Abstract; 2.1 Geological Background; 2.2 The Impact of Early Tectonics; 2.3 Dolerite Dikes/; 2.4 Planation
The African Surface; 2.5 ; References; 3 Climate; Abstract; 3.1 Climatic Background; 3.2 The Onset of Aridity and an Ancient ; 3.3 Climatic Change; 4 Vegetation, Fauna and Humans; Abstract; 4.1 Vegetation and ; 4.2 The ; References
Part IIRegional Studies5 The North East Kunene Region: The Kunene River, Sand Sea and Yardangs; Abstract; 5.1 The ; 5.2 The Kunene Sand Sea; 5.3 Yardangs; References; 6 Etosha Pan and the Karstveld; Abstract; 6.1 ; 6.2 Karst Landforms; References; 7 Twyfelfontein and its Desert Varnish; Abstract; References; 8 The Ephemeral Rivers and Dunes of the Skeleton Coast; Abstract; References; 9 The Etendeka Plateau; Abstract; References; 10 Brandberg, Messum and Spitzkoppe; Abstract; 10.1 ; 10.2 ; 10.3 ; References; 11 Erongo; Abstract; References
12 Weathering on the Namib Plains: Marble and GraniteAbstract; 12.1 Introduction; 12.2 Marble; 12.3 Granite; References; 13 Salt Weathering in the Namib: Soutrivier and the Coastal Salt Pans; Abstract; 13.1 Introduction; 13.2 Salt Mechanisms and Implications; 13.3 Weathering Experiments: The Role of Moisture; References; 14 The Namib Plains: Gypsum Crusts and Stone Pavements; Abstract; 14.1 ; 14.2 ; References; 15 The Homeb Silts; Abstract; References; 16 Calcretes: The Kamberg Calcrete Formation and the Karpencliff Conglomerate; Abstract; References
17 Barchan Dunes: Walvis Bay and on the Skeleton CoastAbstract; References; 18 Namib Sand Sea; Abstract; 18.1 Introduction; 18.2 The
Predecessor of the ; 18.3 Dune Diversity; 18.4 The Source and Colour of Sands; References; 19 Sossus Vlei and its Star Dunes; Abstract; References; 20 The Naukluft Mountains and their Tufa Cascades; Abstract; References; 21 Linear Dunes of the Kalahari; Abstract; 21.1 Introduction; 21.2 Origin of ; 21.3 The Age of ; References; 22 The Weissrand and the Aligned Drainage of the Western Kalahari; Abstract; References; 23 Koes and the Nature and Origin of Pans
AbstractReferences; 24 Circular Geomorphic Features: Roter Kamm and Gross Brukkaros; Abstract; 24.1 and Other Meteorite Impacts; 24.2 Gross : Product of Differential Erosion; References; 25 Mounds, Rings and Stripes; Abstract; References; Part IIIHeritage Issues; 26 Valuing, Conserving and Raising Awareness of Namibia's Landscapes and Landforms; Abstract; 26.1 Introduction; 26.2 Valuing Geomorphological Landscapes in Namibia: Geodiversity and Geoheritage; 26.3 Conserving Geomorphological Landscapes in Namibia: From National Monuments to
The African Surface; 2.5 ; References; 3 Climate; Abstract; 3.1 Climatic Background; 3.2 The Onset of Aridity and an Ancient ; 3.3 Climatic Change; 4 Vegetation, Fauna and Humans; Abstract; 4.1 Vegetation and ; 4.2 The ; References
Part IIRegional Studies5 The North East Kunene Region: The Kunene River, Sand Sea and Yardangs; Abstract; 5.1 The ; 5.2 The Kunene Sand Sea; 5.3 Yardangs; References; 6 Etosha Pan and the Karstveld; Abstract; 6.1 ; 6.2 Karst Landforms; References; 7 Twyfelfontein and its Desert Varnish; Abstract; References; 8 The Ephemeral Rivers and Dunes of the Skeleton Coast; Abstract; References; 9 The Etendeka Plateau; Abstract; References; 10 Brandberg, Messum and Spitzkoppe; Abstract; 10.1 ; 10.2 ; 10.3 ; References; 11 Erongo; Abstract; References
12 Weathering on the Namib Plains: Marble and GraniteAbstract; 12.1 Introduction; 12.2 Marble; 12.3 Granite; References; 13 Salt Weathering in the Namib: Soutrivier and the Coastal Salt Pans; Abstract; 13.1 Introduction; 13.2 Salt Mechanisms and Implications; 13.3 Weathering Experiments: The Role of Moisture; References; 14 The Namib Plains: Gypsum Crusts and Stone Pavements; Abstract; 14.1 ; 14.2 ; References; 15 The Homeb Silts; Abstract; References; 16 Calcretes: The Kamberg Calcrete Formation and the Karpencliff Conglomerate; Abstract; References
17 Barchan Dunes: Walvis Bay and on the Skeleton CoastAbstract; References; 18 Namib Sand Sea; Abstract; 18.1 Introduction; 18.2 The
Predecessor of the ; 18.3 Dune Diversity; 18.4 The Source and Colour of Sands; References; 19 Sossus Vlei and its Star Dunes; Abstract; References; 20 The Naukluft Mountains and their Tufa Cascades; Abstract; References; 21 Linear Dunes of the Kalahari; Abstract; 21.1 Introduction; 21.2 Origin of ; 21.3 The Age of ; References; 22 The Weissrand and the Aligned Drainage of the Western Kalahari; Abstract; References; 23 Koes and the Nature and Origin of Pans
AbstractReferences; 24 Circular Geomorphic Features: Roter Kamm and Gross Brukkaros; Abstract; 24.1 and Other Meteorite Impacts; 24.2 Gross : Product of Differential Erosion; References; 25 Mounds, Rings and Stripes; Abstract; References; Part IIIHeritage Issues; 26 Valuing, Conserving and Raising Awareness of Namibia's Landscapes and Landforms; Abstract; 26.1 Introduction; 26.2 Valuing Geomorphological Landscapes in Namibia: Geodiversity and Geoheritage; 26.3 Conserving Geomorphological Landscapes in Namibia: From National Monuments to