Dune Worlds How Windblown Sand Shapes Planetary Landscapes /

Four major developments in dune research have occurred in recent years. Following the discovery of dunes on Saturn’s moon, Titan, a whole new dimension has been added to aeolian studies. The vast amounts of data now coming in from Mars bring a new perspective to the abundant dunes on that planet. In...

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Main Authors: Lorenz, Ralph D. (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Zimbelman, James R. (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
Edition:1st ed. 2014.
Series:Geophysical Sciences,
Subjects:
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-89725-5
Table of Contents:
  • Dune Physics
  • Dune Trafficability – soil mechanics, effects on mobility on Earth, Mars and elsewhere
  • Earth
  • Mars
  • Titan
  • Elsewhere
  • Field Studies - Overview
  • Laboratory Studies
  • Computer Models
  • Conclusions.