Sand Dunes of the Northern Hemisphere: Distribution, Formation, Migration and Management, Volume 1 [Paperback]

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.

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 ChinaOrigins and Evolution 8. Formation of Dune Field Landscape in North and North-West China during Plio-Pleistocene Transition (42 Ma) and the Long-term Evolution 9. Formation, Evolution and Forcing Mechanism of Feathered Sand Dunes in the Kumtag Desert, China 10. Mega-DuneLake 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 Aeolianl#/