Their consistency and physical properties ruled out other origins such as aeolian sand dunes or fluvial alluviation. The structure, thickness, and length of the section supported voluminous supply ...

Despite their volcanic origins, the Aeolian Islands are blessed with pristine beaches and crystal-clear waters. The black sand beaches, like those on Vulcano and Stromboli, provide a stark ...

Cholistan’s is an aeolian environment characterised by sand dunes, undulating topography, and hard pans. The region is underlain by saline groundwater, which is unfit for human and animal consumption ...

Though this string of islands has long been popular in Hollywood circles, everyday tourists are only now realising how beautiful they are.

This makes a volcanic origin unlikely. Wind-blown sand dunes were also dismissed because aeolian deposits usually exhibit varying inclination angles and cross-bedding, neither of which appeared in ...

It should come as no surprise that when I head to a tropical island, I am more interested in the mountains than the beach.

These long periods of strong winds propel sand grains at great velocity creating transportation of sediment and aeolian erosion on a colossal scale. Consequently, the area possesses what are ...

As I explained in the intro article, Christopher Ward also updated the dial colors for the stainless steel Dune Aeolian Automatic versions. The official names of the four dial colors are Silica (gray) ...