sand dune: References & Edit History
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Dune geomorphology is described in Nicholas Lancaster, Geomorphology of Desert Dunes (1995). Descriptions and geographic distribution of forms produced by wind deposition are provided in a still-useful classic text, R.A. Bagnold, The Physics of Blown Sand and Desert Dunes (1941, reprinted 2005). More information is given in K.W. Glennie, Desert Sedimentary Environments (1970); Ronald U. Cooke and Andrew Warren, Geomorphology in Deserts (1973); Edwin D. McKee, Carol S. Breed, and Steven G. Fryberger, "Desert Sand Seas,” ch. 2 in Skylab Explores the Earth (1977), pp. 5–48, NASA document sp 380; Carol S. Breed, Maurice J. Grolier, and John F. McCauley, “Morphology and Distribution of Common Sand Dunes on Mars: Comparison with the Earth,” Journal of Geophysical Research, 84(B14):8183–8204 (Dec. 30, 1979); Edwin D. McKee (ed.), A Study of Global Sand Seas (1979); Carol S. Breed et al., “Eolian (Wind-Formed) Landforms,” in Terah L. Smiley et al. (eds.), Landscapes of Arizona: The Geological Story (1984), pp. 359–413; and Ronald Greeley and James D. Iversen, Wind as a Geological Process: On Earth, Mars, Venus, and Titan (1985).
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Primary Contributors
- C.S. Breed
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William J. Breed
Consulting geologist. Head, Geology Department, Museum of Northern Arizona, Flagstaff, 1978–81; Curator of Geology, 1960–78.
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Andrew Warren
Senior Lecturer in Geography, University College, University of London.
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
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| Modified link of Web site: Geosciences LibreTexts - Sand Dunes and Dune Fields. | Oct 16, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Scientific Reports - Contact morphology of sand particles in dunes. | Jul 18, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Potential of Microbial Diversity of Coastal Sand Dunes: Need for Exploration in Odisha Coast of India. | Jun 15, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Geosciences LibreTexts - Dunes. | Apr 19, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: NERC Open Research Archive - Factors controlling soil development in sand dunes: evidence from a coastal dune soil chronosequence. (PDF). | Nov 23, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations - Sand dune fixation techniques. | Oct 11, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Desert USA - Sand Dunes. | Aug 30, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of Cambridge - What makes a sand dune sing? | May 24, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Frontiers - Exploring the complexities of sand dune transformation: the role of anthropogenic degradation and climatic conditions. | Mar 08, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology - Understanding sand dunes. | Jan 25, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Academia - Sand dunes. | Jun 16, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Geosciences LibreTexts - Sand Dunes and Dune Fields. | Jan 10, 2023 | ||
| Removed media. | Aug 17, 2021 | ||
| Add new Web site: DesertUSA - Sand Dunes. | Aug 09, 2018 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Geographic Society - Dune. | Jan 05, 2017 | ||
| Added video. | Feb 03, 2015 | ||
| Media added. | Nov 11, 2011 | ||
| Add new Web site: Fact Monster - Science - Dune. | Jan 27, 2011 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Park Service - Geology of Sand Dunes. | Jan 25, 2011 | ||
| Added new Web site: DesertUSA - Sand Dunes. | Dec 15, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: USGS - Types of Dunes. | Dec 15, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Desert USA - Sand Dunes. | Sep 10, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: InvertebrateIreland Online - Sand Dunes. | Sep 04, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Emporia State University - The Basics of Dune Formation. | Sep 04, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: United States Geological Survey - Sand and Dune. | Sep 04, 2008 | ||
| Media added. | Feb 08, 2008 | ||
| Article revised. | May 31, 2002 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 26, 1999 |