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A study of global sand seas / Edwin D. McKee, editor ; prepared in cooperation with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

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Book
Government document
Contributor:
McKee, Edwin D. (Edwin Dinwiddie), 1906-1984, editor.
Geological Survey (U.S.), issuing body.
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Series:
Geological Survey professional paper ; 1052.
Geological Survey professional paper ; 1052
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Sand dunes.
Sand.
dunes.
Genre:
Online resources.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (ix, 429 pages) : illustrations
Distribution:
Washington : United States Government Printing Office
Place of Publication:
Washington : United States Department of the Interior, Geological Survey, 1979.
Contents:
Introduction to a study of global sand seas / Edwin D. McKee
Textural parameters of eolian deposits / Thomas S. Ahlbrandt
Differentiation of eolian deposits by discriminant analysis / R.J. Moiola and A.B. Spencer
Red color in dune sand / Theodore R. Walker
Sedimentary structures in dunes / Edwin D. Mckee
Lagoa dune field, Brazil / Joao J. Bigarella
Dune forms and wind regime / Steven G. Fryberger and Gary Dean
Laboratory studies of sand patterns resulting from current movements / Theodore F. Tyler
Ancient sandstones considered to be eolian / Edwin D. McKee and Joao J. Bigarella
Sediments of ancient eolian environments
Reservoir inhomogeneity / Robert Lupe and Thomas S. Ahlbrandt
Morphology and distribution of dunes in sand seas observed by remote sensing / Carol S. Breed and Teresa Grow
Regional studies of sand seas using Landsat (ERTS) imagery / Carol S. Breed, Steven C. Fryberger, Sarah Andrews, Camilla McCauley, Frances Lennartz, Dana Gebel, and Kevin Horstman.
Credits:
"Prepared in cooperation with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration."
Notes:
Title from title screen (viewed October 6, 2014).
Also available online in PDF format from the U.S. Geological Survey Warehouse (http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/).
Includes bibliographical references (pages 409-421) and index.
Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2019.
Other Format:
Print version: Study of global sand seas
OCLC:
896810681
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