The Namib Sand Sea digital database of aeolian dunes and key forcing variables

Ian Livingstone; Charles Bristow; Robert G Bryant; Joanna Bullard; Kevin White; Giles F S Wiggs; Andreas C W Baas; Mark D Bateman; David S G Thomas

doi:10.1016/j.aeolia.2010.08.001

The Namib Sand Sea digital database of aeolian dunes and key forcing variables

Ian Livingstone
, Charles Bristow
, Robert G Bryant
, Joanna Bullard
, Kevin White
, Giles F S Wiggs
, Andreas C W Baas
, Mark D Bateman
, David S G Thomas

University of Northampton

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A new digital atlas of the geomorphology of the Namib Sand Sea in southern Africa has been developed. This atlas incorporates a number of databases including a digital elevation model (ASTER and SRTM) and other remote sensing databases that cover climate (ERA-40) and vegetation (PAL and GIMMS). A map of dune types in the Namib Sand Sea has been derived from Landsat and CNES/SPOT imagery. The atlas also includes a collation of geochronometric dates, largely derived from luminescence techniques, and a bibliographic survey of the research literature on the geomorphology of the Namib dune system. Together these databases provide valuable information that can be used as a starting point for tackling important questions about the development of the Namib and other sand seas in the past, present and future

Original language	English
Journal	Aeolian Research
Volume	2
Issue number	3
Early online date	12 Sept 2010
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aeolia.2010.08.001
Publication status	Published - 1 Nov 2010

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