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surfaces may become increasingly vulnerable to aeolian processes as a result of global
warming and its feedbacks.
FURTHER READING
Goudie, A. S., Livingstone, I., and Stokes, S. (1999)
Aeolian Environments: processes and
landforms
, Chichester and New York: Wiley. A new compilation of work by authors who have
previously published on aeolian subjects, which spans the full range of aeolian geomorphology.
It commences with an historical perspective and concludes with the Quaternary context and
predictions of future changes in the environment, all well illustrated graphically and with case
studies.
Lancaster, N. (1995)
Geomorphology of Desert Dunes
, London and New York: Routledge. Sand
dunes are the most widespread and evocative form of aeolian deposit, and this topic focuses on
dune processes, landforms and environments. The text is not unduly technical in style and is
well illustrated.
Thomas, D. S. G., ed. (1997)
Arid Zone Geomorphology: process, form and change in drylands
,
second edition, Chichester and New York: Wiley. A wide-ranging textbook which sets out
processes and landforms in four sections, including weathering and the work of water in the arid
environment, and concludes with two more covering major global dryland regions and change
in the arid realm.
