Star dunes - sometimes called pyramid dunes - stand out among sand dunes for their towering height and eye-catching form.

The smallest dunes are the ones most affected by the wind, so their direction indicates the way the wind is blowing. If at all possible, land on the sunny side of a sand dune; the shady side ...

Their shape is primarily influenced by bi-directional wind patterns, where wind blows from two ... to be higher to move sand particles. The study of these kidney bean dunes helps scientists ...

The sand eroded by wind from the deflation basin and the adjacent ... sand and strong winds with little vegetation present and dunes blow inland directly from the beach (Hesp & Thom 1990, Hesp ...

Transport by wind takes place almost entirely within ... A. The Physics of Blown Sand and Desert Dunes. London, UK: Methuen, 1941. Davis, J. L. Geographical Variation in Coastal Development.