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Morphogenesis and Dynamics of Barchan Dunes

open access: yes, 2004
Barchans are crescentic and mobile dunes which develop on a firm ground under a (roughly) mono directionnal wind. Since the Pioneering work of R. A. Bagnold, many studies have been performed; directly on the field or with the help of numerical models. However, barchans have a very striking property : no barchans smaller than, typically ten meters wide ...
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Self-stabilization of barchan dune chasing

open access: yes
Barchan dunes are often found in a variety of environments. They exhibit group-like self-stabilizing characteristics when interacting with each other.
HE, N
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Saudi Arabia, barchan dune landscape between Buqayq and Aẓ-Ẓahrān

open access: yes, 1969
Saudi Arabia: Dhahran-Abqaiq Rd., Barchan dune landscape looking NW [northwest]. Notice dunes advancing over tracks. Nov.
Illick, Rowland
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Topography influences megadune distribution and morphology. [PDF]

open access: yesProc Natl Acad Sci U S A
Zhao H   +6 more
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Growing dune encroachment threatens the habitability of the western Nile riverbank. [PDF]

open access: yesSci Rep
Taha MMN   +5 more
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Barchan morphometry: examples from Earth and Mars

open access: yes, 2019
Electronic Thesis or DissertationBarchans are a common sand dune type found on both terrestrial and Martian surfaces. The morphometry of individual barchans and barchan groups has been measured extensively in past studies. Within each dune field, similar
Butler, Robert Jack
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