Aeolian sediments

Eolian sediments and processes

by Brookfield, M. E., (Michael E.), Ahlbrandt, Thomas S.

fromDevelopments in sedimentology

0 Type: Book

Papers cover the entire spectrum of eolian investigations, ranging from the microscopic level to regional synthesis as well as ancient eolian deposits and their interpretation.

Integrated lithostratigraphic and geochronologic studies of Umm Akhtar Playa, a newly discovered dry lake located at ≈N 22° 36′ E 30° 18′ in s. Egypt, indicate the accumulation and rapid desiccation of a sizeable (>65 km2) standing water body during the Late Quaternary. An optic…