Download or read book Patterns and Paleoshorelines of White Sands Dune Field New Mexico written by Elke Elise Baitis and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The dune field at White Sands, New Mexico, shows a well-defined pattern of dunes and interdune areas, as well as spatial variations in this pattern. The purpose of this research is to determine which measured pattern parameters are most consistent across the dune field and to determine the cause of depositional spatial variability. This was accomplished using an airborne LiDAR generated digital-elevation model (DEM) collected in June 2007 and covering 39 km2 of the dune field. Properties of the dune field are defined by measurements from three dune populations: 1) 110 randomly selected dunes, 2) 247 dunes along transects oriented in the net transport direction, and 3) 171 dunes from three zones within the field where differences in pattern are visible. Measurements of eight common dune parameters show that the lowest coefficients of variation occur with dune orientation and crestline sinuosity, which largely define the field pattern. Cross-plotting of parameters shows generally poor correlations, which is thought to reflect variation around field-scale means that are comparable to other dune fields globally. Removing the dunes from the LiDAR DEM reveals a depositional substrate with breaks in slope interpreted as three paleoshorelines associated with Pleistocene Lake Otero. The paleoshorelines are antecedent boundary conditions that exert the primary control on spatial variability within the dune pattern.
Download or read book White Sands New Mexico Gypsum Wonderland Download written by Emerson Kent and published by Emerson Kent. This book was released on with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The brochure has 20 pages, the format 8.5 x 11.0, and you can either obtain it at the White Sands Visitor's Center or you can order it here and arrive already informed. WHAT'S IN IT? The brochure gives you a brief introduction to White Sands National Monument, as well as fascinating facts about its geology, history, and background. You will also find an interview with a White Sands employee and many high quality photos. You will finally be able to explain to your kids where all the white sand came from. Imagine that! A great way to prepare yourself for a visit at the Monument.
Download or read book White Sands National Monument written by Rose Houk and published by Western National Parks Association. This book was released on 1994 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rising in a seemingly endless procession from an ancient lake bed in the Tularosa Basin of southern New Mexico, the stark gypsum dunes of White Sands National Monument grow, crest, and slump, driven by the wind. The sands form an ecological island where desert plants and animals have adapted to a bright and shifting world. This stunning book describes the area's natural and human history, including the detonation of the first atomic bomb at the nearby Trinity site. Photos by Michael Collier, plus rare historical images.
Download or read book Pattern Analysis of Aeolian Dune Crests in White Sands New Mexico written by Joe Kendall Salinas and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aeolian dune fields are among the most significant examples of patterns seen in nature. Laterally linked barchanoid dunes create a crescentic region within the White Sands Dune Field in New Mexico. Physical mapping of the dunes within the crescentic region using Google Earth allowed for naturally occurring patterns and downwind trends in Aeolian systems to be identified. The patterns have been interpreted as the outcome of self-organizing phenomena that arise within the complex system of sediment transport. The dimensions (arc length and width) of the mapped dune crest segments consistently decrease in the downwind direction across White Sands. However, the sinuosity of the dune crest segments (the curvature of the laterally linked bedforms) is consistent across White Sand Dune Field. Lastly the numbers of mapped segments within a dune crest were recorded in the downwind direction. This information regarding the change in the quantity of segments downwind shows that as dune crest lengths increase in size, the number of dune segments within a dune crest increase downwind. These measured parameters allow for a better understanding of the morphology of crescentic dunes as they exchange sediment and migrate downwind. The data is also complementary to previous pattern analyses conducted in White Sands.
Download or read book Dune Pattern Dynamics on a Multi decadal Scale at the White Sands Dune Field New Mexico written by David Rachal and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Plants Animals of White Sands written by and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Plants and Animals of White Sands written by National Park Service and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-29 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Plants and Animals of White Sands: A Discussion of Dunes Ecology With Revised Checklists; White Sands National Monument, New Mexico The white Sands is a sea of graceful white gypsum dunes a landscape of stark natural beauty. The absence of plant life in the interior of the dune field is indicative of the harsh physical conditions that prevail. There, only a few grasses and small shrubs, along with small rodent and reptile life, are able to survive for a time between the endlessly migrating dunes. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book A Sea of Sand written by Mark Sale and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Into the Great White Sands written by Jeanetta Calhoun Mish and published by University of New Mexico Press. This book was released on 2018 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Varjabedian's photographs reveal snow-white dunes of gypsum, striking landforms, storms and stillness, panoramic vistas and breathtaking sunsets, intricate wind-blown patterns in the sand, ancient animal tracks, exquisite desert plants, and also the people who come to experience this place that is at once spectacular yet subtle.
Download or read book Geology of the White Sands Dunefield 2021 written by and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Geology of White Sands written by New Mexico Geological Society. Annual Field Conference and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Dunes and Dreams written by Michael E. Welsh and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book White Sands National Monument written by Joseph T. Page II and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2013-12-02 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The worlds largest gypsum dune field, the 275-square-mile dunes of White Sands National Monument are a geologic oddity more than 250 million years in the making. Located in Southern New Mexico, the popularity of the monument draws nearly half a million visitors each year to the National Park Services southwestern region. The area is protected from encroachment by the boundaries of the US Armys White Sands Missile Range and houses no less than 144 species of birds, 20 unique mammals, and 371 types of insects. The gypsums beauty has been captured by photographers and filmmakers for more than a century. Both Hollywood and scientists alike have sought after the monuments stunning otherworldly visuals to mimic other countries and worlds. The deserts of Qatar were recreated for Transformers (2007), and the monument has been identified as a potential analog site for Mars.
Download or read book White Sands National Monument written by and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Features a collection of educational resources on White Sands National Monument in Holloman, New Mexico, presented by the U.S. National Park Service. Discusses curriculum-based programs offered by White Sands National Monument, desert animals, sand dunes, and plants of the dune field.
Download or read book White Sands National Monument Geology of a Gypsum Dunefield 2018 written by and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book White Sands written by Dietmar Schneider-Hector and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "White Sands National Monument in south-central New Mexico provides a unique desert experience for the half-million tourists who visit each year. Schneider-Hector's history of White Sands, one of the world's greatest concentrations of gypsum dunes, enhances that experience by clearly explaining the geological formation of the dunes, the interaction of plants and animals, and the effects of human intervention"--Back cover.
Download or read book Exploring White Sands National Monument written by Mary Maruca and published by Western National Parks Association. This book was released on 1997 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The mysterious white dunes are brought to life in a large, generously illustrated format. Find out where the sand came from, why it is white, and other details of natural and human history in this little-known part of the Southwest.
