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The book "The Geomorphology of Desert Dunes" is a comprehensive study of the formation, shape, size, dynamics, and environmental importance of desert dunes. The book is divided into five sections, each dealing with a different aspect of desert dune formation. The first section covers the physical environment and climate of desert regions, and how these factors influence dune formation. The second section discusses the physical properties of sand and how these properties determine the shape and size of desert dunes. The third section discusses the dynamics of desert dunes, including the effects of wind, rain, and snow. The fourth and fifth sections discuss the environmental and economic importance of desert dunes, and how understanding dune formation can help manage resources in desert regions.
Sand dunes cover up to a quarter of many desert regions. Understanding the factors that determine their shape, size and dynamics is important to an understanding of many aspects of the geomorphology and ecology of desert regions, as well as to resource management in these areas. This book offers a comprehensive understanding of how desert dunes are formed, how they change and their environmental importance. Analyzing dune types, patterns, sand seas and sediments, and dune dynamics and processes at different temporal and spatial scales, the author draws on extensive research from the deserts of South Africa, North America, India, Northern Europe and Australia. Investigating the role of climatic change,
The Geomorphology of Desert Dunes concludes that a better understanding of dune processes and dynamics is vital for effective and appropriate mitigation of environmental problems in arid regions.
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