Interactions between aeolian and fluvial (A-F) processes - the coupling of sediment transport by wind and water, play a fundamental role in shaping the surface of the Earth over a range of local to regional scales. These processes have created suitable habitations for peoples in dunefield regions since prehistoric times. A-F processes have unique impacts on landscape development and degradation. A-F archives, by recording both aeolian and fluvial activity, could be used to establish their dominating time sequences and spatial boundaries. Therefore, A-F interactions are crucial for studies of climate change impacts, geological records, dunefield evolution, and palaeohydrology. However, A-F processes have been sparsely studied, and research is necessary to interpret and model the mechanisms of A-F processes and glean their paleoenvironmental and paleoclimatic information.
This Research Topic aims to deepen the understanding of some fundamental questions about the characteristics, processes, and mechanisms of A-F interactions. These include but are not limited to the following aspects: 1) sedimentological, stratigraphic, and distribution characteristics of different types of A-F interaction records in dunefields under different environments and climates; 2) the dominant fluvial and aeolian properties controlling the range of A-F processes; 3) formation, maintenance, and decimation of dune-dammed water bodies; 4) A-F response to climatic and environmental changes in different time-scales, and 5) the role of A-F interactions and cycles upon dunefield and fluvial evolution, and oasesformation. Research methods and approaches to A-F interactions are also welcome, e.g., 1) construction of precise chronologies of different types of A-F sediments, especially flood sediments; 2) conceptual models of A-F interactions; and 3) modeling the roles of A-F interactions upon dunefield evolution and feedback mechanisms.
This Research Topic aims to bring together contributions concerning recent advances on A-F interactions in different regions and time scales through methodological, research, and review articles. Studies based on process, sedimentological, chronological, geomorphological, hydrological, geochemical, remote-sensing, and modeling approaches are especially welcomed. Studies focused on aeolian or fluvial activities in arid and semi-arid regions that relate to A-F interactions, regional environmental changes, or human activities are welcomed as well.
Interactions between aeolian and fluvial (A-F) processes - the coupling of sediment transport by wind and water, play a fundamental role in shaping the surface of the Earth over a range of local to regional scales. These processes have created suitable habitations for peoples in dunefield regions since prehistoric times. A-F processes have unique impacts on landscape development and degradation. A-F archives, by recording both aeolian and fluvial activity, could be used to establish their dominating time sequences and spatial boundaries. Therefore, A-F interactions are crucial for studies of climate change impacts, geological records, dunefield evolution, and palaeohydrology. However, A-F processes have been sparsely studied, and research is necessary to interpret and model the mechanisms of A-F processes and glean their paleoenvironmental and paleoclimatic information.
This Research Topic aims to deepen the understanding of some fundamental questions about the characteristics, processes, and mechanisms of A-F interactions. These include but are not limited to the following aspects: 1) sedimentological, stratigraphic, and distribution characteristics of different types of A-F interaction records in dunefields under different environments and climates; 2) the dominant fluvial and aeolian properties controlling the range of A-F processes; 3) formation, maintenance, and decimation of dune-dammed water bodies; 4) A-F response to climatic and environmental changes in different time-scales, and 5) the role of A-F interactions and cycles upon dunefield and fluvial evolution, and oasesformation. Research methods and approaches to A-F interactions are also welcome, e.g., 1) construction of precise chronologies of different types of A-F sediments, especially flood sediments; 2) conceptual models of A-F interactions; and 3) modeling the roles of A-F interactions upon dunefield evolution and feedback mechanisms.
This Research Topic aims to bring together contributions concerning recent advances on A-F interactions in different regions and time scales through methodological, research, and review articles. Studies based on process, sedimentological, chronological, geomorphological, hydrological, geochemical, remote-sensing, and modeling approaches are especially welcomed. Studies focused on aeolian or fluvial activities in arid and semi-arid regions that relate to A-F interactions, regional environmental changes, or human activities are welcomed as well.