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Desert Aeolian Processes

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Editors:
  1. Vatche P. Tchakerian

    1. Department of Geography, Texas A&M University, College Station, USA

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. The Resurgence of Aeolian Geomorphology

    • Vatche P. Tchakerian
    Pages 1-10

  3. Origin of the Gran Desierto Sand Sea, Sonora, Mexico: Evidence from Dune Morphology and Sedimentology

    • Nicholas Lancaster
    Pages 11-35

  4. Geomorphic and Geochemical Evidence for the Source of Sand in the Algodones Dunes, Colorado Desert, Southeastern California

    • Daniel R. Muhs, Charles A. Bush, Scott D. Cowherd, Shannon Mahan
    Pages 37-74

  5. Potential Transport of Windblown Sand: Influence of Surface Roughness and Assessment with Radar Data

    • Ronald Greeley, Dan G. Blumberg, Anthony R. Dobrovolskis, Lisa R. Gaddis, James D. Iversen, Nicholas Lancaster et al.
    Pages 75-99

  6. Sand Transport Paths in the Mojave Desert, Southwestern United States

    • James R. Zimbelman, Steven H. Williams, Vatche P. Tchakerian
    Pages 101-129

  7. Field Methods in a Study of the Process-Response System Controlling Dune Morphology, Salton Sea, California

    • Kevin R. Mulligan
    Pages 131-152

  8. Barchan Dunes of the Salton Sea Region, California

    • Peter K. Haff, David E. Presti
    Pages 153-177

  9. Aeolian Modifications of Glacial Moraines at Bishop Creek, Eastern California

    • Andrew J. Bach
    Pages 179-197

  10. Alterations of Ventifact Surfaces at the Glacier/Desert Interface

    • Ronald I. Dorn
    Pages 199-217

  11. Fine Material in Rock Fractures: Aeolian Dust or Weathering?

    • Niccole Villa, Ronald I. Dorn, James Clark
    Pages 219-231

  12. Modeling Seasonal Patterns of Blowing Dust on the Southern High Plains

    • James M. Gregory, Jeffrey A. Lee, Gregory R. Wilson, Udai B. Singh
    Pages 233-250

  13. Reversed Desertification on Sand Dunes Along the Sinai/Negev Border

    • Haim Tsoar, Victor Goldsmith, Steve Schoenhaus, Keith Clarke, Arnon Karnieli
    Pages 251-267

  14. A Review of the Effects of Surface Moisture Content on Aeolian Sand Transport

    • Steven L. Namikas, Douglas J. Sherman
    Pages 269-293

  15. Wind Abrasion and Ventifact Formation in California

    • Julie E. Laity
    Pages 295-321

  16. Back Matter

    Pages 323-326
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About this book

The idea for this volume came during the dryland sessions of the Association of American Geographers meeting in San Diego in April, 1992. The large number of papers devoted to aeolian processes and landforms indicated to me that aeolian geomorphology had come of age and the last 15 years or so had produced a plethora of papers, books, and edited volumes on all aspects of aeolian geomorphology. Chapter one is my tentative attempt to place develop­ ments in aeolian geomorphology in a historical perspective and to contemplate some thoughts about the future. The fourteen papers selected address a wide range of issues ranging from micro-scale studies devoted to aeolian dust, sediment transport, and rock varnish in ventifacts to medium-scale studies of dunes and dune forms, reverse desertification, and macro-scale studies of ergs and sand transport pathways. The American Southwest, particularly the spectacular and unique Mojave Desert of California, is featured prominently in seven chapters. I hope this volume provides students and colleagues some new perspectives in aeolian geomorphology as well as pathways for future work.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Geography, Texas A&M University, College Station, USA

    Vatche P. Tchakerian

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Desert Aeolian Processes

  • Editors: Vatche P. Tchakerian

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-0067-7

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Vatche P. Tachakerian 1995

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-010-6519-1Published: 09 November 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-009-0067-7Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: 352

  • Number of Illustrations: 3 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Hydrogeology, Physical Geography

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