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 (Unpublished)
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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
G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GB Physical geography > GB400 Geomorphology. Landforms. Terrain > GB561 Other natural landforms: Floodplains, caves, deserts, dunes > GB611 Deserts
Creators:
Livingstone, I.
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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Unpublished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
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