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Sand bodies in Israel: sources, dynamics, morphology, chronology and relations with prehistoric to modern humans.

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Title: Sand bodies in Israel: sources, dynamics, morphology, chronology and relations with prehistoric to modern humans.
Authors: Roskin, Joel, 1966-, Roskin, Joel, 1966-, רסקין, יואל, 1966-
Source: Landscapes and Landforms of Israel. (2024) 99-118
Publication Year: 2024
Subject Terms: Morphology -- Israel, Sand dunes -- Israel, Sand -- Israel, Paleogeography -- Quaternary, Paleogeography -- Holocene, Eolian processes, Fluvial geomorphology, Geology -- Eretz Israel
Description: The main sources of Israel's sand bodies are the Nile River system and the Dead Sea Rift valleys. The main dune fields are along the Mediterranean coast, in the northwestern Negev desert and in the southern Arava valley. Altogether, the sand bodies and sandstone exposures cover ~ 7.5% of the area of Israel. Studies of the dune fields of Israel have contributed significantly to the scientific understanding of aeolian dynamics, aeolian-fluvial interactions, dune field ecology, Quaternary palaeoenvironments and palaeoclimates, and to the changing roles in the lives of prehistoric to modern humans. In particular, the important effect of vegetation, biocrusts and wind power, though not necessarily aridity, on past and present dune mobility and stability has been analyzed and modelled. This chapter reviews the geospatial character, source regions and materials, dynamics, age, and morphology of loose and consolidated sand and dune bodies in Israel, and deals with the forcing factors affecting dune field stability and mobility, and the changing relationship of sand bodies with human activities since prehistory.
Document Type: Monograph
Language: English
ISBN: 978-3-031-44763-1
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-44764-8_6
Access URL: https://uli.nli.org.il/discovery/search?query=isbn,exact,9783031447631&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=MyInstitution&vid=972NNL_ULI_C:MAIN
Accession Number: edsram.997012965462505171
Database: RAMBI
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Abstract:The main sources of Israel's sand bodies are the Nile River system and the Dead Sea Rift valleys. The main dune fields are along the Mediterranean coast, in the northwestern Negev desert and in the southern Arava valley. Altogether, the sand bodies and sandstone exposures cover ~ 7.5% of the area of Israel. Studies of the dune fields of Israel have contributed significantly to the scientific understanding of aeolian dynamics, aeolian-fluvial interactions, dune field ecology, Quaternary palaeoenvironments and palaeoclimates, and to the changing roles in the lives of prehistoric to modern humans. In particular, the important effect of vegetation, biocrusts and wind power, though not necessarily aridity, on past and present dune mobility and stability has been analyzed and modelled. This chapter reviews the geospatial character, source regions and materials, dynamics, age, and morphology of loose and consolidated sand and dune bodies in Israel, and deals with the forcing factors affecting dune field stability and mobility, and the changing relationship of sand bodies with human activities since prehistory.
ISBN:9783031447631
DOI:10.1007/978-3-031-44764-8_6