{"product_id":"dunes-isbn-9781444339680","title":"Dunes","description":"\u003ci\u003eDunes\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book in over a decade to incorporate the latest research in this active and fast-developing field. It discusses the shapes, sizes, patterns, distribution, history and care of wind-blown dunes, and covers all aspects of dunes, terrestrial and in the Solar System.  \u003cul type=\"disc\"\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe only book to cover all dunes, terrestrial and in the Solar System, in deserts, on coasts, and in the past\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRepresents the most current update on the research of dunes for over a decade\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncorporates the latest research to come out of China where the field is most rapidly expanding\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscusses the most recent range of skills and technology now focused on the study of dunes\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBrings up-to-date a rapidly expanding field\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  List of Figures xi  \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart One \u0026lt;10 m2; \u0026lt;10 years 5\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Wind and Sand 7\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWind versus Bed 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Law of the Wall 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImproving the wind\/bed model 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLift-Off 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHolding down by gravity 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHolding down by cohesion 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRaising by lift 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRaising by drag 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRaising by bombardment 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThresholds 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrain size 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe slope of the bed 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe dynamics of water content 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCrusts 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePellets 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSand in Motion 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSaltation 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStreamers and other medium-scale patterns of saltating sand 22Reptation 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCreep 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOther near-surface activity 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuspension 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe vertical distribution of load and grain size 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe saturation length 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe fetch effect 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe response of a loose bed to erosion by the wind 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Transport Rate 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShapes, densities and mixtures of size 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHard surfaces 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRough surfaces 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMoisture, temperature and humidity 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRain 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Ripples 32\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSubtypes 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eModels 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFlow response 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGravity wave 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSaltation length 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShadow zone 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMathematical 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePattern 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 The Form and Behaviour of Free Dunes 39\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefinitions 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEarly Stages 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStart 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMinimum size 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Profile of a Fully Grown Dune 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eToe 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWindward slope (or ‘stoss slope’) 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCrest 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLee slope 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMovement 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTurnover time, bulk transport 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSize 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFlow-hierarchy models 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrain-size models 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe time\/supply model 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Two 1000 to 10,000 m2; 100 to 1000 years 59\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Pattern in Free Dunes 61\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefinitions 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWind-Directional Regimes 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlobal winds 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLocal wind systems 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Classification of Wind-Directional Regimes 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWind-Directional Regimes and Dune Pattern 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTransverse Dunes 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTwo-dimensional pattern: vertical and downwind 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTwo-dimensional pattern: horizontal and transverse to the wind 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelf-organisation 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBarchans 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuasi-transverse patterns 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLinear Dunes 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eModels of formation 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSand Sheets 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDunes with Distinctive Sand 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGravel dunes 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eZibars 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClay dunes 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLunettes 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGypsum dunes 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiatomite sands 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVolcanic sands 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSnow and ice dunes 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNiveo-aeolian deposits 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Forced Dunes 96\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDunes Built around Bluff Obstacles 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClimbing and echo dunes 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFlanking and lee dunes 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCliff-top and falling dunes 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDunes on Gently Sloping Terrain 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReference 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Dunes and Plants 100\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWind, Sand and Plants 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRigid objects 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpatial pattern 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePorosity 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFlexibility 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlants as living things 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe broader time\/space framework 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDunes among Plants 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNebkhas 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBlowouts 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eParabolic dunes 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Coastal Dunes 112\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCoastal Dunes and Climate 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Beach–Dune System 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExclusively Coastal Dunes 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEmbryo dunes 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFore-dunes (‘frontal dunes’ or ‘retention ridges’) 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTsunamis 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCoastal sand sheets 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Three \u0026gt;0.3 mm; \u0026lt;2,200,000,000 years 123\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Sand Seas 125\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTerms 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLarge Sand Seas 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrowth and Development 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSand Seas in Tectonic Basins 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTopographically Unconfined Sand Seas 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTransfer between Sand Seas 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 A History of Dune Sand 134\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProvenance 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRecycling 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaturation 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMineralogy 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSize characteristics 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShape and surface texture 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRedness 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRelationships between Dune Fields and the Sources of Their Sand 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSource-bordering dune fields 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDune fields that have migrated away from their source 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSand seas that have taken sand from many local sources 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Australian sand seas and some aeolian sandstones 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 A History of Inland Dunes 147\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVery Ancient Dunes: Siliceous Windblown Sandstones 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Emergence of Familiar Spatial and Dynamic Patterns 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDune Historiography 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDating 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDune-building environments 156\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe long-term development of sand seas: sediment state 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuaternary Dune-Building Climates 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDunes in the Early- and Mid-Pleistocene 162\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLate Pleistocene Dunes 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe main theatres of dune formation in the Late Pleistocene 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDunes in the Holocene 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe deglaciated North 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe mid-latitudes 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe semi-arid tropics 178\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe present deserts 178\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 A History of Coastal Dunes 181\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLong Sequences 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSea Level 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOther Controls 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCalcareous Aeolianite 184\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReference 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 Mars, Venus, Titan 186\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSimilarities 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDifferences 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSand 188\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRipples and Transverse Aeolian Ridges 190\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDunes 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMars 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVenus 194\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTitan 194\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReference 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Four Care 197\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e13 Local, Short-Term Care (\u0026lt;1000 m2; \u0026lt;10 years) 199\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDunes in Deserts 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFolk science 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNew approaches 200\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStabilised Dunes in Semi-Arid Areas 204\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCoastal Dunes 204\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e14 Sustainability (\u0026gt;100,000 m2; \u0026gt;10 years) 208\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConstraints 208\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComplexity 208\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUncertainty 210\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnvironmental change 210\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSustainability 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCoastal dunes 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStabilised inland dunes 212\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 213\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 214\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e “This is a terrific read for both specialists and nonspecialists.  Summing Up: Highly recommended.  Upper-division undergraduates through professionals\/practitioners.”  (\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 February 2014)\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003eAndrew Warren is\u003c\/b\u003e Emeritus Professor of Geography, University College London where he taught between 1964 and 2002. He had previously worked as soil surveyor in Pakistan. His dune research has taken him to the Sudan, Nebraska, Libya, Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Niger, Israel, Oman and Chad. His books include \u003ci\u003eGeomorphology in Deserts,\u003c\/i\u003e (1973) with Ron Cooke, \u003ci\u003eDesert Geomorphology\u003c\/i\u003e (1992) with Ron Cooke and Andrew Goudie, and \u003ci\u003eAeolian Geomorphology\u003c\/i\u003e (1996) with Ian Livingstone\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e The study of dunes has been developing briskly, as new skills are focused onto it, but there have been few syntheses. \u003ci\u003eDunes\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book to cover the whole field. Even for books that cover parts of the field, none has been published for over a decade. \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDunes\u003c\/i\u003e summarises what is and what is not known about the shapes, sizes, patterns, distribution, history and care of wind-blown dunes. It covers terrestrial dunes and those elsewhere in the Solar System, and underpins these fields with chapters on winds, wind-blown sand, ripples, and the process of sand movement. The book incorporates the findings of mathematical models; improved instrumentation for the measurement of sand movement in the field and in the wind tunnel; the analysis of remotely-sensed images; dating techniques, especially those dependent on thermoluminescence; even some stratigraphy and pedology.\u003c\/p\u003e  Andrew Warren's splendid new book, which is based on over four decades of research, is the first major review of dunes since Ralph Bagnold's classic 'The Physics of Blown Sand and Desert Dunes' of 1941. It provides a modern and international perspective on dune development on Earth and elsewhere in the Solar System at a wide range of time scales. —\u003ci\u003eAndrew Goudie\u003c\/i\u003e, Emeritus Professor of Geography, University of Oxford\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Andrew Warren has produced a much-needed comprehensive account of dunes in different environments, integrating processes and forms at all temporal and spatial scales, and making use of newly available online resources such as Google Earth.  The book incorporates the latest ideas from numerical modelling and field studies, and provides a readable introduction to the field. —\u003ci\u003eNicholas Lancaster\u003c\/i\u003e, Research Professor, Desert Research Institute, Reno, Nevada, USA.","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989090320613,"sku":"NP9781444339680","price":43.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781444339680.jpg?v=1761782754","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/dunes-isbn-9781444339680","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}