The method, developed by researchers at the State University of Campinas in Brazil, uses images of dune surfaces to estimate ...

Journal of Applied Meteorology (1962-1982), Vol. 8, No. 6 (December 1969), pp. 874-883 (10 pages) It is suggested that helical roll vortices in the atmosphere are responsible for the formation of the ...

image: Studies of crescent-shaped dunes by Brazilian researchers could have applications in crude oil pumping and missions to Mars, among others. New findings have been published in Physical Review ...

I'm neck-deep in one of those weeks where it feels like I can barely stop and rest for a minute, much less write a blog post worth reading. So, instead, here are some striking images of sand dunes in ...

A new study has uncovered the mystery of how mini sand dunes form on beaches and in deserts. A new study led by the University of Southampton and research institutes in France has uncovered the ...

THE Israeli city of Ashdod has all the features found in a modern metropolis. Shopping malls, theatres, nightclubs, bars, plenty of good schools. But there is something else, too. Every weekend, at ...

Grain-size characteristics of dune networks in the Tengger Desert of northwestern China were investigated. Grain-size parameters (mean, standard deviation, skew, and kurtosis) were determined on dune ...

Dust storms are a common occurrence in the deserts of northern China and previous researchers have attempted to locate the most important sources of dust. Dust is important from a variety of ...

The giant sand dunes that form in deserts around the world can only grow so big, according to a new study. Interactions with a thin atmospheric layer that floats kilometres above the ground stop the ...