I got my first lesson in the physics of sand dunes in 1998 on an expedition into ... Landing on the dune’s windward slope was a better option, but a gust could push us back into the whirlpool ...

Sand is gradually deposited on the seaward slope, and sometimes the ... types may also occur directly from the beach, and are therefore also primary dunes when this occurs. Blowouts commonly ...

Changes in the slope and morphology of the beach face and back-shore profiles ... The Physics of Blown Sand and Desert Dunes. London, UK: Methuen, 1941. Davis, J. L. Geographical Variation in ...

All these sand dunes make up one of the largest sand ... are pulled by gravity down the natural slope of the beach. ISLA: Oh, I see. The swash picks up sand or stones on the beach and moves ...

RELATED: From woods to sand ... foot tall dunes and sled down the sugar sand to the Lake Michigan shoreline. Sledders can use the pedestrian area, Little Sable Point Lighthouse beach, and even ...

Students in Gulf Shores traded the classroom for the coast Thursday for a hands on lesson planting sea oats and grasses that ...

Wales is home to one of the United Kingdom's favorite beaches, a secluded and dramatic coastline with rocky cliffs and gorgeous dunes.

Hiking trails include the easy Oso Flaco Lake Trail and the moderately challenging Sand Highway OHV Trail. Camping is also allowed on the beach or amid the dunes south of Post 2. Oceano Dunes are ...

The incident occurred in late December at Eureka Dunes, the tallest sand dunes in California, the park service announced in a news release. The vehicle or vehicles “caused significant damage to ...

A field of ice dunes spreads a few hundred yards into Lake Erie from Presque Isle State Park Beach 6 on Tuesday. Dunes form when the air temperature is below freezing and the water temperature is ...