A Thorough Review of Sand Dunes in Iran and Their Relationship to Certain Climatic Features [PDF]
مدیریت بیابان, 2023 IntroductionSand covers around 20% of the world's drylands, and 97% of it is found in the sandy land of the arid region of the earth. Different landforms are created by the wind in these regions. Sand dunes are a landform that is mentioned in arid lands.
Maryam Bagherpour +3 more
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Investigating the Effects of Climate Change on the Mobility of Sand Dunes (Case study: Sabzevar City) [PDF]
مدیریت بیابان, 2021 Sand dunes are one of the most dynamic geomorphic features of the earth's surface. Accordingly, identifying the factors affecting the mobility of sands and predicting their future status is essential to control dust.
Maryam Naemi +4 more
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Physicochemical Characterization and Origin of Aeolian Sand Dunes in Southeastern Qatar: A Comparative Study with Mediterranean Sand Dunes [PDF]
Advances in Geosciences, 2023 A significant geographical feature in Qatar is represented by aeolian sand dunes, which cover approximately 12 % of the country's total surface area and are well-developed in the southern region.
H. Al-Awah, W. S. Matter
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EFFECT OF AGRICULTURAL TREATMENTS ON Jatropha curcas GROWN ON AEOLIAN DEPOSITS AT TOSHKA, WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT [PDF]
Journal of Soil Sciences and Agricultural Engineering, 2012 Experiment was conducted during two consecutive years (2009 & 2010) in order to study "Effect of some agricultural treatments on Jatropha curcas cultivated under Aeolian deposits" at Toshka Research Station, of the Desert Research Center (DRC) in ...
M. F. A. Mahmoud, A. K. Zaghloul
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Tikrit Journal of Pure Science, 2023 Study of three Barchan sand dunes in Na'ama area southeast Tikrit city have been carried out for (10) samples, the investigation included petrographical, mineralogical and geochemical aspects of the sand dunes from grain size point, the sand grains are ...
Yaseen S. K. Al-Jwaini
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EFFECT OF DUNE POSITION AND TREE SPECIES ON BIOMASS PRODUCTION, WOOD VOLUME AND WOOD DENSITY OF SAND DUNE PLANTATIONS IN SIWA OASIS [PDF]
Journal of Plant Production, 2007 This study was carried out on 16-year old trees of Acacia saligna, Tamarix articulata and Prosopis juliflora cultivated in Siwa Oasis and used for stabilization of moving sand dunes.
Asmaa Abdel-Gyed +3 more
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NATURAL VEGETATION SURVEY IN DIFFERENT SITES OF EL-SHEIKH ZUWIED DESTRICT (NORTH EASTERN CSOAST OF EGYPT) [PDF]
Journal of Plant Production, 2005 This study is dealing with the phytodiversity under some ecosystems of EI. Sheikh Zuwied area (north Sinai). This study were carried out during the two annuals, 2002 and 2003.
K. lbrahim, M. EI.Hadidy,
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ARISTIDA PLUMOSA (LINN.): ITS ALLELOPATHIC EFFECTS AND SAND FIXING ABILITY AT BALOUZA, NORTH SINAI, EGYPT [PDF]
Egyptian Journal of Desert Research, 2016 The present investigation aimed at focusing on the efficiency of Aristida plumosa Linn. as an ideal dune fixer at Balouza area, North Sinai, Egypt. Measurements of nebkha and canopy characteristics during different developmental stages in 2014 were ...
Anwar Elkharbotly, Mohamed Balah
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Frontiers in Earth Science, 2022 Dunes composed of granular materials are present in deserts and other environments, such as subaqueous environments and environments on other planets, with very different time and length scales for their evolution.
Fang Ma, Fang Ma, Ping Lü, Min Cao
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