Morphologic characteristics and migration rate assessment of barchan dunes in the Southeastern Western Desert of Egypt
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- 作者：M.A. Hamdan ; A.A. Refaat ; aaarefaat2000@hotmail.com" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; M. Abdel Wahed
- 关键词：Barchan dune ; dune migration ; dune encroachment hazard ; Western Desert of Egypt
- 刊名：Geomorphology
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：15 March 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：257
- 期：Complete
- 页码：57-74
- 全文大小：3159 K
文摘
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Most of Toshka barchans are fat and pudgy while normal barchans are less dominant.
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Toshka barchans are unique in their shape compared with other barchans in the world.
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The average migration rate of Toshka dunes is about 6 m/year in the SSW direction.
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The risk assessment of the Toshka sand dunes ranges from a medium to high index.