Sand dunes are one of the most abundant aeolian landforms and play an important role in
understanding how aeolian environments evolve. Since the 1970s, remote sensing has …

Dust emission is an important corollary of the soil degradation process in arid and semi-arid
areas worldwide. Soil organic carbon (SOC) is the main terrestrial pool in the carbon cycle …

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 …

Based on four decades of research by Professor Andrew Goudie, this volume provides a
state-of-the-art synthesis of our understanding of desert geomorphology. It presents a truly …

Loess is widely distributed over Asia and North America and constitutes one of the most
important surficial deposits that serve as terrestrial records of the Quaternary. The oldest …

Dust emissions caused by wind erosion have significant impacts on land degradation, air
quality, and climate change. Dust from the arid and semiarid regions of China is a main …

Biocrusts are critical components of desert ecosystems, significantly modifying the surfaces
they occupy. Although the presence of fine soil particles is known to be conducive to biocrust …

Using GIS and remote sensing tools, the current dissertation shows the impact of agricultural
mutation in drylands and highlights the effect of date palm (Phoenix dactylifera) plantations …

Arid central Asia (ACA) is one of the most arid regions in the mid-latitudes and one of the
main potential dust sources for the northern hemisphere. The lack of in situ early Pleistocene …

The widespread aeolian deposits of the Central Asian steppes and piedmonts offer potential
to better understand the dynamics of the major Eurasian climate subsystems over …