Aeolian Environments, Sediments & Landforms Edited by Andrew S.
Goudie School of Geography, University of Oxford, UK Ian
Livingstone School of Environmental Science, Nene University
College, Northampton, UK and Stephen Stokes School of Geography,
University of Oxford, UK This volume provides an overview of
current and future trends in aeolian research. It is written by
leading scientists from the UK, Canada, India, Australia and the
USA, all of whom are actively involved in aeolian research. The
book seeks to provide a comprehensive account of present aeolian
processes, landforms and sediments, together with an analysis of
past aeolian environments. Further, it looks at some of the
anthropogenic pressures on aeolian processes, both on coasts and in
deserts, and discusses some management solutions. The text is
characterised by the wide perspective it provides and by the
authority of its authors. Its fourteen chapters cover the history
of desert dune studies, recent investigations of airflow and sand
transport, sand seas, coastal dune dynamics, dune management, the
physics of aeolian movement, wind erosion (especially of
agricultural land), dust storms, loess deposition, the aeolian rock
record, palaeoenvironments in the Quaternary, luminescence dating
techniques, and aeolian research for the Millennium.
Goudie School of Geography, University of Oxford, UK Ian
Livingstone School of Environmental Science, Nene University
College, Northampton, UK and Stephen Stokes School of Geography,
University of Oxford, UK This volume provides an overview of
current and future trends in aeolian research. It is written by
leading scientists from the UK, Canada, India, Australia and the
USA, all of whom are actively involved in aeolian research. The
book seeks to provide a comprehensive account of present aeolian
processes, landforms and sediments, together with an analysis of
past aeolian environments. Further, it looks at some of the
anthropogenic pressures on aeolian processes, both on coasts and in
deserts, and discusses some management solutions. The text is
characterised by the wide perspective it provides and by the
authority of its authors. Its fourteen chapters cover the history
of desert dune studies, recent investigations of airflow and sand
transport, sand seas, coastal dune dynamics, dune management, the
physics of aeolian movement, wind erosion (especially of
agricultural land), dust storms, loess deposition, the aeolian rock
record, palaeoenvironments in the Quaternary, luminescence dating
techniques, and aeolian research for the Millennium.
