Inland dunes of North America. (2020)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Nicholas Lancaster, Patrick Hesp, editors.
• Editors: Lancaster, Nicholas, 1948-; Hesp, P (Patrick)
• Contents: Intro -- Contents -- Editors and Contributors -- About the Editors -- Contributors -- About the Editors -- Chapter 1: Introduction to Inland Dunes of North America -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Inland Dune Studies in North America -- 1.3 Dune History and Chronology -- 1.4 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 2: Quaternary Eolian Dunes and Sand Sheets in Inland Locations of the Atlantic Coastal Plain Province, USA -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Modern Climate -- 2.3 Age Data -- 2.4 Descriptions of Eolian Dunes and Sand Sheets -- 2.4.1 Eolian Dunes in River Valleys 2.4.2 Eolian Dunes and Sand Sheets of the Carolina Sandhills -- 2.4.3 Eolian Dunes Associated with Carolina Bays -- 2.4.4 Eolian Dunes and Sand Sheets on Upland Areas of the Northern Atlantic Coastal Plain -- 2.5 Interpretations of Eolian Dunes and Sand Sheets -- 2.5.1 Eolian Dunes in River Valleys -- 2.5.2 Eolian Dunes and Sand Sheets of the Carolina Sandhills -- 2.5.3 Eolian Dunes Associated with Carolina Bays -- 2.5.4 Eolian Dunes and Sand Sheets on Upland Areas of the Northern Atlantic Coastal Plain -- 2.6 Discussion -- 2.7 Conclusions -- References Chapter 3: Dunes of the Laurentian Great Lakes -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Climate and Hydrology -- 3.3 Dune Field Morphology and Classification -- 3.4 Sand Drift Potential Along Great Lakes Shores -- 3.5 Distribution of Dunes Along the Great Lakes Shores -- 3.6 Environment and Processes -- 3.6.1 Impact of Storms on Great Lakes Dunes -- 3.6.2 Seasonal Processes -- 3.6.3 Sedimentology of Great Lakes Dunes -- 3.6.4 Ecological Communities -- 3.7 Geomorphic History of the Great Lakes Dunes -- 3.7.1 Holocene Lake Level Change in the Laurentian Great Lakes 3.7.2 Chronology of Dune Growth and Migration -- 3.8 Dune Management in the Great Lakes -- 3.8.1 Pressures -- 3.8.2 U.S. Coastal Dune Management -- 3.8.3 Canadian Coastal Dune Management -- 3.9 Summary -- References -- Chapter 4: The Central and Southern Great Plains -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Aeolian Sand Deposits and Activation Histories -- 4.2.1 Mapping Aeolian Sand Deposits -- 4.2.2 Dune Chronologies of the Central and Southern Great Plains -- 4.2.2.1 Wyoming -- 4.2.2.2 Nebraska -- 4.2.2.3 Colorado -- 4.2.2.4 Kansas -- 4.2.2.5 Oklahoma -- 4.2.2.6 Texas and New Mexico 4.2.3 Fine-Grained Dunes of the Central and Southern Great Plains-Lunettes and Parna Dunes -- 4.2.3.1 Lunettes -- 4.2.3.2 Parna Dunes -- 4.3 Dune Development and Subsequent Activation -- 4.3.1 Chronology of Prehistoric Regional Dune Activity -- 4.3.2 Climate and Dune Activation -- 4.4 Aeolian Sand Sources -- 4.4.1 Fluvial Systems as a Sediment Source -- 4.4.2 Documentation of Sand Provenance -- 4.5 Historical Dune Activation -- 4.5.1 The 1800s -- 4.5.2 The Dust Bowl -- 4.5.3 Present Aeolian Activity -- 4.6 Future Trajectory -- References -- Chapter 5: The Nebraska Sand Hills -- 5.1 Introduction
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2020
• Copyright Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource (337 pages)
• Subjects: 551.3/75; Sand dunes -- North America; Deltas, estuaries, coastal regions; Regional geography; Ecological science, the Biosphere; Soil science, sedimentology; Climate change; Physical geography & topography; Science -- Earth Sciences -- Geology; Science -- Earth Sciences -- Geography; Science -- Earth Sciences -- Sedimentology & Stratigraphy; Science -- Environmental Science; Sand dunes; North America; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783030404987
• Related ISBNs: 9783030404970
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