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

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Abstract

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
Pages (from-to)	93-104
Number of pages	12
Journal	Aeolian research
Volume	2
Issue number	2-3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aeolia.2010.08.001
Publication status	Published - Nov 2010

Keywords

Namib
Desert
Dune field
Geomorphology
Remote sensing
Mapping
LAST GLACIAL MAXIMUM
TOPOGRAPHY MISSION SRTM
FLUVIAL DEPOSITS
LATE PLEISTOCENE
GRAN-DESIERTO
LINEAR DUNE
DESERT
WIND
DYNAMICS
RIVER

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

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