Aeolian ResearchPub Date : 2025-02-07DOI: 10.1016/j.aeolia.2025.100962
L.A. de Oro , F. Avecilla , M.S. Larroulet , R.N. Comas , M.J. Mendez
{"title":"Potential PM10 emission from soil affected by different temperatures in a Caldén Forest of semiarid Pampas, Argentina","authors":"L.A. de Oro , F. Avecilla , M.S. Larroulet , R.N. Comas , M.J. Mendez","doi":"10.1016/j.aeolia.2025.100962","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.aeolia.2025.100962","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Wind erosion is a major soil degradation process in arid and semi-arid environments, like the semi-arid region of Argentina. Xerophytic Caldén forests in these areas, often experience natural summer fires which reduce vegetation cover and its protective effect on the soil. PM10 (particles with diameters < 10 µm) emission is part of the wind erosion process. In the Caldén forest, cyclically fires affect the physico-chemical properties of the soil, depending on surface temperatures. However, information on how these changes affect soil susceptibility to wind erosion and PM10 emission is limited. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of temperatures from 100 to 600 °C on Caldén forest soil with varying vegetation cover and its potential to emit PM10 (PE-PM10). Soil samples were collected from Grassland site (gramineous-herbaceous stratum without woody plants influence) and Forest site (shrubby and arboreal stratum). The study evaluated physical (texture, microaggregation, erodible fraction < 0.84 mm) and chemical (total organic carbon −TOC-) surface changes and PE-PM10 after exposure to different temperatures. In both sites, temperatures above 400 °C decreased TOC and altered physical properties by reducing clay and coarse sands content while increasing silt and fine sands content. Erodible fraction increased and the microaggregation decreased with rising temperature. PE-PM10 was correlated in a linear and positive way with temperature in both sites (p < 0.05), with highest emission at 600 °C. Grassland site showed higher emissions than Forest. These results suggested that higher temperatures reduced clay and TOC content, key to soil stability, leading to increased PM10 emissions as microaggregates break down.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49246,"journal":{"name":"Aeolian Research","volume":"72 ","pages":"Article 100962"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143298123","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Aeolian ResearchPub Date : 2025-02-01DOI: 10.1016/j.aeolia.2025.100960
A.L. Cohen-Zada , R.C. Ewing , J. Radebaugh
{"title":"Fluid-driven surface change in sediment-limited interdune environments and relevance to Titan","authors":"A.L. Cohen-Zada , R.C. Ewing , J. Radebaugh","doi":"10.1016/j.aeolia.2025.100960","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.aeolia.2025.100960","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Interdune areas and purported playa-type environments in Saturn’s moon Titan’s dune fields show substantial spatial variability in radar backscatter expression. Using examples from Death Valley, the Middle East, and northern China, this work evaluates terrestrial causes of spatial backscatter heterogeneity in similar aeolian environments. It introduces the importance of temporal change detection in interdune area backscatter expression. Using optical images, time-series radar synthetic aperture radar images, and coordinated meteorological and river discharge data (where available), backscatter variations are related to spatially changing sedimentary environments within sediment-limited areas, i.e., interdune and playas, and temporally changing surface or near-surface moisture conditions. In terrestrial environments, backscatter expression varies over seasonal and annual timescales as a function of the cumulative history of surface change, primarily driven by changes in surface and near-surface moisture from either precipitation or groundwater table rise and fall. On Titan, evidence for equatorial methane flow channels suggests that arid-climate surfaces may undergo temporal evolutions like those observed on Earth. Fluid flow and evaporite formation play crucial roles in the existence and alteration of patterns in Earth’s interdunes. By analogy, these mechanisms are also expected to be at work on Titan. Despite differences between terrestrial and Titan radar observations, considering surface dynamics and evolution over time on Titan may be critical for analyzing its arid, equatorial environments.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49246,"journal":{"name":"Aeolian Research","volume":"72 ","pages":"Article 100960"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143181411","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Aeolian ResearchPub Date : 2025-01-09DOI: 10.1016/j.aeolia.2024.100959
Robert McSweeney, Ingrid Luffman, Arpita Nandi
{"title":"Aeolian influences on gully erosion in clay-rich soils in a humid subtropical climate, Southeast USA","authors":"Robert McSweeney, Ingrid Luffman, Arpita Nandi","doi":"10.1016/j.aeolia.2024.100959","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.aeolia.2024.100959","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study evaluates aeolian processes as significant but overlooked factors in runoff-driven gully erosion in humid subtropical climates. A network of 105 erosion pins installed in gully channels, interfluves, and sidewalls on an eroding hillslope in southern Appalachia was monitored weekly (2012–2018); concurrently, meteorological data were collected on site every 5 min. Wind variables were aggregated to weekly periods and statistical analyses (correlation, autocorrelation, Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) regression) were performed to (i) determine impacts of wind and wind-driven rain on gully erosion, (ii) assess seasonal gully erosion patterns relative to wind and wind-driven rain, and (iii) evaluate slope aspect effects on erosion of gully sidewalls. Annual OLS regression models for gully erosion using wind variables had low explanatory power (adjusted R<sup>2</sup> = 0.067 (channels) to 0.197 (sidewalls)). The greatest gully erosion activity occurred in winter and spring aligning with periods of highest wind speeds; seasonal erosion and wind patterns were confirmed with autocorrelation. Seasonal OLS regression models had higher explanatory power (adjusted R<sup>2</sup> = 0.044 to 0.367), with strongest models in autumn, suggesting seasonal importance of wind-related drivers for gully erosion. Southwesterly prevailing wind direction was normal to the gully axis, suggesting influence of slope aspect; higher erosion rates were recorded in the windward sidewalls but differences were statistically insignificant. Though rainfall and freeze–thaw activity are primary drivers of gully erosion in southern Appalachia, this analysis confirms that seasonal aeolian processes are significant contributors. These results may be used to improve standard predictive models of gully erosion in humid subtropical climates.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49246,"journal":{"name":"Aeolian Research","volume":"72 ","pages":"Article 100959"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-01-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143181348","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Aeolian ResearchPub Date : 2024-12-21DOI: 10.1016/j.aeolia.2024.100958
Ronald S. Treminio , Nicholas P. Webb , Saroj Dhital , Akasha Faist , Beth Newingham , Colby Brungard , David DuBois , Brandon L. Edwards , Emily Kachergis
{"title":"Dust transport pathways from The Great Basin","authors":"Ronald S. Treminio , Nicholas P. Webb , Saroj Dhital , Akasha Faist , Beth Newingham , Colby Brungard , David DuBois , Brandon L. Edwards , Emily Kachergis","doi":"10.1016/j.aeolia.2024.100958","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.aeolia.2024.100958","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The Great Basin is at risk of increased wind erosion and dust emissions due to grazing pressure, urbanization, wildfire, and non-native plant invasion. Recent efforts to quantify wind erosion risk on Great Basin rangelands identified high to extreme wind erosion and dust emission hotspots. However, the spatial extent and seasonal variability of dust transport pathways from the Great Basin, and thus the local and regional dust impacts, are not well understood. Here, we computed forward air-parcel trajectories using the Hybrid Single-Particle Lagrangian Integrated Trajectory model using the North American Regional Reanalysis 32-km meteorological data and kernel density analysis to describe potential seasonal dust transport pathways associated with three Great Basin wind erosion hotspots. Probability mass-densities for six different heights above ground level (AGL) were estimated to describe the spatial and vertical extent of potential dust transport across North America. A large proportion of trajectories occurred within 0 – 500 m AGL in spring (25.9 % − 32.7 %), fall (33.6 % − 35.1 %), and winter (44.1 % − 53.8 %). The proportion of trajectories at 2000 – 5000 m AGL is highest in summer (32.1 % − 39.8 %) and spring (23.0 % − 23.3 %). Thus, long range west-to-east transport of dust over North America is likeliest in summer. However, local redistribution of dust near hotspots, is more likely in spring, fall, and winter. This study helps to link potential dust transport pathways to wind erosion hotspots for mitigating the local and regional impacts of dust emissions, informing rangeland management strategies, and improving air quality assessments across North America.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49246,"journal":{"name":"Aeolian Research","volume":"72 ","pages":"Article 100958"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2024-12-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143181443","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Aeolian ResearchPub Date : 2024-12-19DOI: 10.1016/j.aeolia.2024.100957
Phillip P. Schmutz , Tynon Briggs , Samantha Seals
{"title":"Lagging behind: Impact of non-native gravel within a coastal dune system","authors":"Phillip P. Schmutz , Tynon Briggs , Samantha Seals","doi":"10.1016/j.aeolia.2024.100957","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.aeolia.2024.100957","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Recent research has increasingly focused on the intricate relationship between wind dynamics and sediment transport in coastal settings, particularly how surface features affect aeolian transport processes. Non-erodible roughness elements such as gravel or shell deposits play a significant role by altering wind flow and raising the wind velocity threshold required to mobilize sediment. Despite advancements in modeling, fully understanding sediment transport dynamics remains challenging due to the complex interactions between surface features and wind dynamics. This study explores the influence of non-erodible lag surfaces on sediment transport in sandy barrier island environments. Fieldwork on Santa Rosa Island, Florida, involved two plots: one with a natural sandy surface and another with a gravel lag surface. Wind and sediment transport were monitored for three months using cup anemometers and Wenglor particle counters. Spline regression models identified a two-knot system at wind speed thresholds of 9 ms<sup>−1</sup> and 11 ms<sup>−1</sup>, representing critical changes in sediment transport dynamics. Our results show that non-erodible surfaces significantly reduce sediment transport at lower wind speeds. At wind speeds below 9 ms<sup>−1</sup>, sediment transport on the lag surface was 131 percent lower than on the non-lag surface. However, as wind speeds increased, the influence of the lag surface diminished, and no significant difference in transport was observed at wind speeds above 11 ms<sup>−1</sup>. These findings emphasize the intricate role of non-erodible elements in reducing sediment transport at lower wind speeds while enhancing transport dynamics under stronger wind conditions. These insights inform future models and guide coastal management practices.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49246,"journal":{"name":"Aeolian Research","volume":"72 ","pages":"Article 100957"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2024-12-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143181444","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Aeolian ResearchPub Date : 2024-12-04DOI: 10.1016/j.aeolia.2024.100954
Zachary Lawless , Ty Hosler , Bradley R. Adams , Gregory T. Carling
{"title":"Combining modeling and isotopic signatures to track Aeolian dust from source to sink in the Wasatch Front, Utah, USA","authors":"Zachary Lawless , Ty Hosler , Bradley R. Adams , Gregory T. Carling","doi":"10.1016/j.aeolia.2024.100954","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.aeolia.2024.100954","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Dust events are tracked from source to sink using geochemical/isotopic tracers, dust emission and transport modeling, or remote sensing, but these tools are rarely used together. To test the utility of combining multiple dust tracking methods, we used three Wasatch Front (Utah) dust events from August 2009, May 2020, and September 2020 to compare source apportionment estimated by the Community Multiscale Air Quality (CMAQ) model and strontium isotope (<sup>87</sup>Sr/<sup>86</sup>Sr) ratios. The Wasatch Front is impacted by atmospheric particulate matter (PM) from local urban sources and regional playas including Sevier Dry Lake, Great Salt Lake (GSL), and the GSL Desert. CMAQ modeling of the August 2009 event showed dust emission and transport from multiple playa sources to the Salt Lake City measurement site as wind patterns changed during the storm. The predicted mix of sources was consistent with the measured<!--> <sup>87</sup>Sr/<sup>86</sup>Sr ratio of 0.71217 on the PM<sub>10</sub> <!-->filter collected during the event. Modeling of the May 2020 period showed a consistent meteorological pattern that carried dust from the Sevier Dry Lake area toward the Provo measurement site, consistent with the measured<!--> <sup>87</sup>Sr/<sup>86</sup>Sr ratio of 0.71015. Modeling of the September 2020 period indicated a major dust event with complex wind patterns that changed during the event, resulting in relatively small amounts of dust from GSL Desert being transported to the Provo site. No emissions from Sevier Dry Lake were predicted to reach the site during the September event, suggesting GSL Desert contributions were mixed with local dust with a lower <sup>87</sup>Sr/<sup>86</sup>Sr ratio to produce the measured value of 0.71097. Results from the three dust events demonstrate the benefits of combining CMAQ emission and transport modeling with isotopic data from PM<sub>10</sub> <!-->filters to better characterize dust source-to-sink behavior in Utah, and illustrate the potential for application in other arid regions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49246,"journal":{"name":"Aeolian Research","volume":"72 ","pages":"Article 100954"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2024-12-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143181445","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Aeolian ResearchPub Date : 2024-11-27DOI: 10.1016/j.aeolia.2024.100946
Hongxue Zhang , Kecun Zhang , Zhishan An , Chengjie Xue , Jiapeng Pan , Lihai Tan
{"title":"Implications of gravel content on aerodynamic parameters, sand flux, erosion and accumulation during deflation processes over Gobi","authors":"Hongxue Zhang , Kecun Zhang , Zhishan An , Chengjie Xue , Jiapeng Pan , Lihai Tan","doi":"10.1016/j.aeolia.2024.100946","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.aeolia.2024.100946","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The deflationary process of the Gobi Desert contributes to the release of atmospheric dust and may lead to sand hazards. This process is influenced by the presence of gravel on the desert surface. While extensive research has been conducted on the impact of gravel coverage on sand transport, there is lack of studies examining the wind-sand characteristics across varying gravel content in mixed beds of sand and gravel. In a series of wind tunnel experiments, aerodynamic parameters, sand flux, and both erosion and accumulation amount were measured across beds with differing gravel contents. The findings revealed that the maximum roughness and friction velocity were observed at a 35 % gravel content. As gravel content increased, both the sand flux density (<em>q</em>) and the total sand flux within 30 cm (<em>q<sub>t30</sub></em>) declined, whereas the saltation height (<em>h<sub>50</sub></em>) increased. Both the deflation rate and the sediment entrainment rate showed a decrease as the gravel content increased from 15 % to 55 %. Although particle flux density exhibited significant fluctuations, no clear correlation with gravel content was found. The deflation process is accompanied by distinct stripes of sand accumulation at 15 % and 25 % gravel contents, owing to the saturated sand flow characterized by a high sand entrainment rate and particle flux density. In contrast, a gravel content of 55 % exhibited stability with only minor deflation, corresponding to a low sand entrainment rate and particle flux density, thus approaching an equilibrium state. This observation indicates that increasing gravel content effectively slows the deflation rate.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49246,"journal":{"name":"Aeolian Research","volume":"70 ","pages":"Article 100946"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2024-11-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142722812","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Aeolian ResearchPub Date : 2024-11-12DOI: 10.1016/j.aeolia.2024.100945
Pei Zhang , Brandon L. Edwards , Nicholas P. Webb , Andrew Trautz , John A. Gillies , Nancy P. Ziegler , Justin W. Van Zee
{"title":"An evaluation of different approaches for estimating shear velocity in aeolian research studies","authors":"Pei Zhang , Brandon L. Edwards , Nicholas P. Webb , Andrew Trautz , John A. Gillies , Nancy P. Ziegler , Justin W. Van Zee","doi":"10.1016/j.aeolia.2024.100945","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.aeolia.2024.100945","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Sonic anemometry represents an important technological advance for aeolian studies, fostering better understanding of near-surface turbulence and improved methods for estimating shear velocity (<span><math><msub><mi>u</mi><mrow><mo>∗</mo></mrow></msub></math></span>). Here, we compare <span><math><msub><mi>u</mi><mrow><mo>∗</mo></mrow></msub></math></span> estimated from the Law of the Wall approach and from four methods that use 3-D wind vector measurements from sonic anemometers: double rotation, triple rotation, planar fit, and a newly developed approach based on invariants of the Reynolds stress tensor. Data were collected over 7.5 months at the Jornada Experimental Range in the Chihuahuan Desert, southern New Mexico, USA. We used <span><math><msub><mi>u</mi><mrow><mo>∗</mo></mrow></msub></math></span> estimates from the double rotation method as a reference for comparing the other methods because of its prevalence in the aeolian literature. On average, <span><math><msub><mi>u</mi><mrow><mo>∗</mo></mrow></msub></math></span> estimates from the other three methods are within 5.0 % of estimates from the double rotation approach. Estimates from the triple rotation approach were 2.2 % lower on average. Estimates from the planar fit method were the most similar, within 1.3 % on average. Estimates from the stress tensor approach were 4.9 % larger on average. We found significant discrepancies, ranging from −14.7 % to 13.7 %, among <span><math><msub><mi>u</mi><mrow><mo>∗</mo></mrow></msub></math></span> estimated from the Law of the Wall and the other methods. This underscores the need for careful methodology selection to ensure accurate characterization of boundary layer turbulence.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49246,"journal":{"name":"Aeolian Research","volume":"70 ","pages":"Article 100945"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2024-11-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142655170","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Aeolian ResearchPub Date : 2024-10-16DOI: 10.1016/j.aeolia.2024.100944
Lars B. Clemmensen , Aslaug C. Glad , Giulia Cossu , Vincenzo Pascucci
{"title":"Aeolian sand cover on a granite peninsula (Hammeren, Bornholm, Baltic Sea) formed in three episodes during the past 11,600 years","authors":"Lars B. Clemmensen , Aslaug C. Glad , Giulia Cossu , Vincenzo Pascucci","doi":"10.1016/j.aeolia.2024.100944","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.aeolia.2024.100944","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Aeolian sand covers a significant part of the granite peninsula Hammeren on northernmost Bornholm in the Baltic Sea. The coastline of Hammeren is rocky and apart from one relative wide and sandy pocket beach at the east coast only few, small and gravelly pocket beaches exist. The aeolian deposits form three sand covers that stretch inland from the east and northwestern facing coasts of Hammeren. The largest sand cover forms a rising sand plain that cover the granitic landscape up to 700 m inland and reaches up to 60 m above sea level. Historical sources mention aeolian sand movement around CE 1775 in the middle of the Little Ice Age, but until this study no absolute age control has been available to confirm these observations. Luminescence dating of selected sample sites indicates that aeolian sand movement took place in three episodes. The first episode was in the last part of the Younger Dryas at about 11,500 BP, the second episode was in the Danish Late Bronze Age at about 2700 BP, and the youngest episode was indeed during the Little Ice Age around 200 BP (CE 1750). These episodes with aeolian activity all fall during relatively cold climatic intervals and add support to previous studies indicating a link between cold climates an increased storminess in Northwest Europe including the southern Baltic Sea region.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49246,"journal":{"name":"Aeolian Research","volume":"70 ","pages":"Article 100944"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2024-10-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142442291","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Aeolian ResearchPub Date : 2024-10-11DOI: 10.1016/j.aeolia.2024.100943
Yeong Bae Seong , Kenzie L. Shandonay , Ronald I. Dorn , Brian F. Gootee , Byong Yong Yu
{"title":"Speculation on an early Pleistocene origin of the Parker dunes of southwest Arizona, USA","authors":"Yeong Bae Seong , Kenzie L. Shandonay , Ronald I. Dorn , Brian F. Gootee , Byong Yong Yu","doi":"10.1016/j.aeolia.2024.100943","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.aeolia.2024.100943","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The Parker Dunes in western Arizona, USA represent the largest dune system in the Sonoran Desert. This study presents a simple <sup>10</sup>Be-<sup>26</sup>Al cosmogenic burial age of 1.90 ± 0.20 Ma, obtained from well cuttings 240–270 m deep in Butler Valley, just east of the dune field. Given the large errors associated with burial dating, we can only speculate that this oldest known aeolian sediment within the Parker Dunes is roughly concurrent with the Bat Cave flood event ca. 2.1 Ma of the nearby Colorado River, as well as regional climatic aridity during the early Pleistocene. Since older dune deposits may be present at other locations in the Parker Dunes, its origin dates back to at least the early Pleistocene. The more important, broader implication rests in highlighting the underutilized potential of well cuttings as a sediment source for cosmogenic burial dating in aeolian research.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49246,"journal":{"name":"Aeolian Research","volume":"70 ","pages":"Article 100943"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2024-10-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142419633","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"地球科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}