Dune Worlds How Windblown Sand Shapes Planetary Landscapes /

• Main Authors: Lorenz, Ralph D. (Author), Zimbelman, James R. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: Springer Praxis Books
• Subjects: Physics.; Geotechnical engineering.; Astronomy.; Astrophysics.; Cosmology.; Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology.; Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences.; Popular Science in Astronomy.

Four major developments in dune research have occurred in recent years. Following the discovery of dunes on Saturn’s moon, Titan, a whole new dimension has been added to aeolian studies. The vast amounts of data now coming in from Mars bring a new perspective to the abundant dunes on that planet. In...

Table of Contents:

• Dune Physics
• Dune Trafficability – soil mechanics, effects on mobility on Earth, Mars and elsewhere
• Earth
• Mars
• Titan
• Elsewhere
• Field Studies - Overview
• Laboratory Studies
• Computer Models
• Conclusions.