Aeolian Sand and Sand Dunes

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Pye, Kenneth (Συγγραφέας), Tsoar, Haim (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2009.
• Θέματα: Earth sciences.; Hydrogeology.; Physical geography.; Earth Sciences.; Physical Geography.

It is more than half a century since the publication of R. A. 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 of the fundamental principles which he developed - main valid today. His book continues to be essential read...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• The Nature and Importance of Aeolian Sand Research
• The Nature of Airflow
• Characteristics of Windblown Sediments
• Mechanics of Aeolian Sand Transport
• The Formation of Sand Seas and Dune Fields
• Aeolian Bed Forms
• Internal Sedimentary Structures of Aeolian Sand Deposits
• Post-Depositional Modification of Dune Sands
• Management and Human Use of Sand Dune Environments
• Aeolian Research Techniques.