Livingstone, I. (2012) Thirty years of monitoring surface change on Namib dunes. Paper presented to: Biennial Conference of the Southern African Association of Geomorphologists, Gobabeb, Namibia, 08-12 September 2012. (Unpublished)
| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Paper) |
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| Abstract: | Studies in the Namib Sand Sea have provided important information about the dynamics of individual dunes, and much of this information has been central to a wider understanding of the geomorphological development of global sand seas. Following an overview of single-dune studies in the Namib, this presentation will concentrate on the repeated surveys that have been carried out since 1980 at two sites on Visitors’ Dune, a complex linear dune approximately 8 km south-east of Gobabeb. These surveys provide clear evidence that the dune is active and that its morphology changes in response to variability in the seasonal and annual wind climate |
| Subjects: |
G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GB Physical geography > GB400 Geomorphology. Landforms. Terrain > GB440.S6 Geomorphology of South Africa G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GB Physical geography > GB400 Geomorphology. Landforms. Terrain > GB561 Other natural landforms: Floodplains, caves, deserts, dunes > GB611 Deserts |
| Creators: | Livingstone, Ian |
| Faculties, Divisions and Institutes: | University Faculties, Divisions and Research Centres - OLD > School of Science and Technology (2010-2016) |
| Date: | September 2012 |
| Date Type: | Presentation |
| Event Title: | Biennial Conference of the Southern African Association of Geomorphologists |
| Event Dates: | 08-12 September 2012 |
| Event Location: | Gobabeb, Namibia |
| Event Type: | Conference |
| Language: | English |
| Status: | Unpublished |
| Refereed: | No |
| URI: | http://nectar.northampton.ac.uk/id/eprint/4560 |
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