| ISBN13: | 9780367646073 |
| ISBN10: | 0367646072 |
| Binding: | Paperback |
| No. of pages: | 444 pages |
| Size: | 254x178 mm |
| Language: | English |
| Illustrations: | 119 Illustrations, black & white; 69 Illustrations, color; 37 Halftones, black & white; 58 Halftones, color; 82 Line drawings, black & white; 11 Line drawings, color; 36 Tables, black & white |
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Sand Dunes of the Northern Hemisphere
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Many chapters attempt to reconstruct past climatic changes in deserts and their margins at a variety of scales in space and time in the expectation that such information might assist in preparing us for future global warming and drying.
This book in two volumes, and with a foreword by the renowned Professor M.A.J. Williams, draws on evidence from coastal and inland regions, including desert dunes, wind-blown dust, river and lake sediments, glacial moraines, plant and animal fossils, isotope geochemistry, soils and prehistoric archaeology to better understand the genesis and development of dunes systems in selected northern hemisphere sand dunes from Asia, Africa and the Middle East regions.
The collection of research papers and case studies that are presented in this book provide the reader with a wealth of information about the distribution and types of sand dunes and an insight into the complexity of sand dune formation, migration and management. Research in many countries across the northern hemisphere shows that dunes, whether coastal or inland, are under pressure around the world. Much of the pressure comes from human activities, and the anthropogenic disturbance, when coupled with global warming and alterations to the amount, frequency and temporal distribution of precipitation could lead to more serious management challenges in the future.
There is much that we still need to find out about the origin, genesis and development of sand dunes so that they can be managed better. The difficult and complex questions being repeatedly raised can be answered only by interdisciplinary endeavours. Geomorphologists, geologists, palaeontologists, climatologists, ecologists, and others, can work together on research projects that better define the origin, evolution and development of dunes, both inland and along the coasts.
Many chapters in this book attempt to reconstruct past climatic changes in deserts and their margins at a variety of scales in space and time in the expectation that such information might assist in preparing us for future global warming and drying.
Part 1: Methodologies for the Study and Utilization of Sand Dunes 1. A Synoptic View of Northern Hemisphere Deserts and Sand Dunes: Perceptions, Misconceptions and Distinctions 2. Advances in Measurement Techniques for Estimating Sand Dune Movements 3. A Review of the Development in the Remote Sensing of Sand Dunes 4. Applications of ICESat-2 Laser Altimeter Data for Sand Dunes: Morphology and Dynamics Studies 5. New Perspectives on the Occurrence and Characteristics of the Coastal Sand Dunes, North of Nile Delta, Egypt 6. Algerian Sahara Sand Dune (Western Erg) Characterization: An Experimental Study 7. Economic Heavy Minerals in the Coastal Area Between Burg EL-Burullus and Baltim, North of Nile Delta, Egypt Part 2: Dune Landscapes of China?Origins and Evolution 8. Formation of Dune Field Landscape in North and North-West China during Plio-Pleistocene Transition (4?2 Ma) and the Long-term Evolution 9. Formation, Evolution and Forcing Mechanism of Feathered Sand Dunes in the Kumtag Desert, China 10. Mega-Dune?Lake System in the Badain Jaran Sand Sea 11. Morphology, Distribution and Formation of the Nebkhas on Gobi and Desert in China 12. Type, Distribution, Formation and Evolution of Coastal Aeolian Dunes 13. High-Altitude Aeolian Desertification and Sand Dunes on the Tibetan Plateau, China 14. Characteristics, Dynamics, and Provenance of Sand Dunes in the Hexi Corridor, China Part 3: Morphology and Distribution of Dune Landscapes on the Indian Subcontinent 15. Dune Accumulation Chronologies from the Thar Desert, India: A Review 16. Geomorphological Characteristics of Sand Dunes and Evolution of Aeolian Landscape for Sustainable Future in Western Thar Desert, Rajasthan, India 17. Late Quaternary Paleoenvironments of the Eastern Margins of the Thar Desert, India?A Corridor for Human Migration and Occupation 18. Geospatial Diversity, Geologic Significance and Evolutionary Trends of Parabolic Dunes in Thar Desert of the Indian Subcontinent 19. Sand Dunes Morphology and Migration in Shyok Valley, Ladakh Himalaya, India 20. Coastal Sand Dunes of Southern India 21. Coastal Sand Dunes along the Western and Eastern Shores of India 22. The Coastal Zone of Sri Lanka: Characteristics, Problems and Prospects 23. Integrated Coastal Zone Management: An Approach to Protect and Conserve the Morphology and Ecology of Coastal Dune Systems of Bangladesh
