Loess formation generally involves the four main stages of production, deflation,
transportation, and deposition of loess particles. Traditionally, loesses are classified as …

Our understanding of the global dust cycle is limited by a dearth of information about dust
sources, especially small‐scale features which could account for a large fraction of global …

This third edition of Reconstructing Quaternary Environments has been completely revised
and updated to provide a new account of the history and scale of environmental changes …

Dust storms, produced by the removal of surface materials from the world's drylands, are a
vital component of the environment. This is because of their role in biogeochemical cycling …

This study presents an integrated mineralogical–geochemical database on fine-grained
sediments transported by all major rivers of southern Africa, including the Zambezi …

Based on four decades of research by Professor Andrew Goudie, this volume provides a
state-of-the-art synthesis of our understanding of desert geomorphology. It presents a truly …

Loess is a widespread eolian deposit dominated by coarse silt and very fine sand quartz
grains (20–80μm) that serve as an important archive of information on Quaternary climate …

The Nile Basin contains a record of human activities spanning the last million years.
However, the interactions between prehistoric humans and environmental changes in this …

One of the most significant environmental processes that occurred at the transition from the
last glacial phase into the present inter-glacial phase in arid regions was the shift from …

Both the number and diversity of studies of Holocene climate variability have expanded
dramatically over the last decade, as new regions around the world are investigated, new …