Bounding Surfaces in a Barchan Dune: Annual Cycles of Deposition? Seasonality or Erosion by Superimposed Bedforms?

A barchan dune near Tarfaya in Morocco has been surveyed using ground-penetrating radar (GPR) revealing packages of dipping strata within the dune that are truncated by bounding surfaces. The bounding surfaces dip in the downwind direction, truncate sets of cross-stratification, and are themselves d...

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Main Author: Charles S. Bristow
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-04-01
Series:Remote Sensing
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/11/8/965