Wind as a Geological Process on Earth, Mars, Venus and Titan

This book gives an account of geological aspects of windblown material. Aeolian processes play an important role in modifying the surface of the Earth, and they are also active on Mars. Additionally, they are thought to occur on Venus and possibly Titan as well. The authors describe the following aspects: wind as a geological process, the aeolian environment, physics of particle motion, aeolian abrasion and erosion; aeolian sand deposits and bedforms, interaction of wind and topography and windblown dust. A particular strength of the book is that it deals with aeolian processes in a planetary context, rather than as a purely terrestrial phenomenon. In so doing, the authors ably demonstrate how we can gain better understanding of the Earth through comparative planetology. This paperback reissue will enable the book to be used as a text for advanced students in planetary science. Special terms are defined when they are first used. There is a glossary and an exhaustive bibliography

Astrobiology · Earth science · Mars Exploration Program · Physics · Solar wind · Titan (rocket family · Venus · Aeolian processes and effects · Environmental Science · Geology · Geophysics

• Late Holocene Eolian Activity in the Mineralogically Mature Nebraska Sand Hills

  Open Access•Daniel R Muhs, Thomas W Stafford et al.•Quaternary Research•1997

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• Soils of an Eolian Analog of the Leasburg Surface, Southern New Mexico

  Open Access•Leland H Gile•Quaternary Research•1994

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• Loess and life out of Earth

  Open Access•Zorica Svircev, Branislav Nikolić et al.•Quaternary International•2016

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• OSL chronology of middle to late Holocene aeolian activity in the St. Anthony dune field, southeastern Idaho, USA

  Open Access•J Rich, T M Rittenour et al.•Quaternary International•2015

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• Historical changes in the environment of the Chinese Loess Plateau

  Open Access•Li Wang, Mingan Shao et al.•Environmental Science & Policy•2006

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• Relationships between charcoal particles in air and sediments in west-central Siberia

  Open Access•June S Clark, James S Clark et al.•The Holocene•1998

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