Petrology of the Namib Sand Sea: Long-distance transport and compositional variability in the wind-displaced Orange Delta
Sourced as the Nile in distant basaltic rift highlands, the Orange River is the predominant
ultimate source of sand for the Namib Desert dunes, as proved independently by bulk …
ultimate source of sand for the Namib Desert dunes, as proved independently by bulk …
[图书][B] Geomorphology of desert dunes
N Lancaster - 2013 - taylorfrancis.com
Untitled Page 1 Page 2 GEOMORPHOLOGY OF DESERT DUNES Sand dunes cover up to a
quarter of many desert regions. Determining the factors that determine their shape, size and …
quarter of many desert regions. Determining the factors that determine their shape, size and …
Physical controls on sand composition and relative durability of detrital minerals during ultra‐long distance littoral and aeolian transport (N amibia and southern A …
Sediment in coastal N amibia to southern Angola is supplied dominantly from the Orange
River with minor additional fluvial input and negligible modifications by chemical processes …
River with minor additional fluvial input and negligible modifications by chemical processes …
[图书][B] Great warm deserts of the world: landscapes and evolution
A Goudie - 2002 - books.google.com
This is the first-ever regional study of the geomorphology of the world's deserts,
demonstrating why different deserts have special landscape features and land-forming …
demonstrating why different deserts have special landscape features and land-forming …
Archean to Recent aeolian sand systems and their sedimentary record: current understanding and future prospects
JP Rodríguez‐López, LB Clemmensen… - …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The sedimentary record of aeolian sand systems extends from the A rchean to the Q
uaternary, yet current understanding of aeolian sedimentary processes and product remains …
uaternary, yet current understanding of aeolian sedimentary processes and product remains …
Reproducibility and utility of dune luminescence chronologies
CL Leighton, DSG Thomas, RM Bailey - Earth-Science Reviews, 2014 - Elsevier
Optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) dating of dune deposits has increasingly been
used as a tool to investigate the response of aeolian systems to environmental change …
used as a tool to investigate the response of aeolian systems to environmental change …
Combining ground penetrating radar surveys and optical dating to determine dune migration in Namibia
CS Bristow, N Lancaster… - Journal of the …, 2005 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Ground penetrating radar (GPR) profiles across a complex linear dune in the Namib Sand
Sea have been used to image sets of cross-stratification and their bounding surfaces. A …
Sea have been used to image sets of cross-stratification and their bounding surfaces. A …
A stratigraphic model to account for complexity in aeolian dune and interdune successions
NP Mountney - Sedimentology, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Wet aeolian systems, in which the water table or its capillary fringe are in contact with the
accumulation surface, such that moisture influences sedimentation, are well‐known from …
accumulation surface, such that moisture influences sedimentation, are well‐known from …
Late Neogene passive margin denudation history—cosmogenic isotope measurements from the central Namib desert
FM Van der Wateren, TJ Dunai - Global and Planetary Change, 2001 - Elsevier
In this paper, we review ideas on the geomorphological history of the southwest African
passive margin, focusing on the central Namib sector and presenting new evidence on the …
passive margin, focusing on the central Namib sector and presenting new evidence on the …
Ultra-long distance littoral transport of Orange sand and provenance of the Skeleton Coast Erg (Namibia)
Quantitative provenance analysis based on high-resolution bulk-petrography and heavy-
mineral data on beach and dune sands, integrated with detrital-zircon geochronology and …
mineral data on beach and dune sands, integrated with detrital-zircon geochronology and …