Study uncovers mystery of how mini sand dunes form

In hard surfaces, the sand rolls through the floor and "up to about a meter, so there's a gradual transition in which the grains feel the change of a consolidated surface to a wave."

The high-resolution laser scan in the Namibian desert has allowed scientists to describe how the smaller sand dunes are formed, those that are not in deserts but on beaches or hard surfaces. An international team of researchers, with members of the universities of Southampton, Oxford, Loughborough (United Kingdom), Paris (France), Illinois and Denver (USA) have discovered that the sand that travels on harder and more consolidated surfaces bounce…

Study uncovers mystery of how mini sand dunes form

A new study led by the University of Southampton and research institutes in France has uncovered the mystery of how mini sand dunes form on beaches and in deserts.

Study Reveals How Mini Sand Dunes Form

Eddie Gonzales Jr. – MessageToEagle.com – A new study led by the University of Southampton and research institutes in France has uncovered the mystery of how mini sand dunes form on beaches and in deserts. While the formation of large desert dunes is well understood, scientists haven’t been able to use the same theory to […]

A new study conducted by the University of Southampton and the research institutes in France revealed the mystery of how the mini sand dunes are formed on the beaches and in the deserts. Although the formation of large desert dunes is well understood, scientists were unable to use [...]