The Dynamics and Environmental Context of Aeolian Sedimentary Systems (Geological Society Special Publication 72)

The Dynamics and Environmental Context
of Aeolian Sedimentary Systems......Page 1
Front matter......Page 2
ISBN 0-903317-88-5......Page 5
Contents......Page 6
Preface......Page 8
Introduction: the nature and significance of aeolian
sedimentary systems......Page 10
Sand transport by wind: a review of the current conceptual model......Page 14
Gain function analysis of sand transport in a turbulent air flow......Page 24
Wind-speed profiles over a reversing transverse dune......Page 32
Desert dune dynamics and the evaluation of shear velocity:
an integrated approach......Page 44
Luminescence dating of aeolian sands: an overview......Page 54
Luminescence dating of sand from the Kelso Dunes, California......Page 64
Thermoluminescence dating of periods of sand movement and
linear dune formation in the northern Negev, Israel......Page 74
A chronostratigraphic re-evaluation of the Tusayan Dunes, Moenkopi Plateau and southern Ward Terrace, Northeastern Arizona......Page 80
Modes of linear dune activity and their palaeoenvironmental significance: an evaluation with reference to southern African examples......Page 96
Entrada Sandstone: an example of a wet aeolian system......Page 108
Fluvial-aeolian interactions in a Proterozoic alluvial plain:
example from the Mancheral Quartzite, Sullavai Group,
Pranhita-Godavari Valley, India......Page 134
Foredune morphology and sediment budget, Perdido Key,
Florida, USA......Page 150
Wind regime and sand transport on a coastal beach-dune complex,
Tentsmuir, eastern Scotland......Page 164
Aeolian processes and deposits in northwest Ireland......Page 178
A complex dune system in Baix Empordà (Catalonia, Spain)......Page 196
Late Holocene dune formation on the Sefton coast, northwest England......Page 206
Progressive vadose diagenesis in late Quaternary aeolianite deposits?......Page 224
Use of cement types in the palaeoenvironmental interpretation
of coastal aeolianite sequences......Page 240
Genesis and sedimentary structures of late Holocene aeolian
drift sands in northwest Europe......Page 250
Climbing and falling sand dunes in Finnish Lapland......Page 272
Contrasting origin and character of Pleistocene and Holocene dust falls on the Canary Islands and southern Morocco: genetic and climatic significance......Page 278
Occurrence and palaeoenvironmental implications of the
Late Pleistocene loess along the eastern coasts of the
Bohai Sea, China......Page 294
The magnetic mineralogy of a loess section
near Lanzhou, China......Page 312
Index......Page 326
Back cover......Page 334