This story appears in the November 2012 issue of National Geographic magazine. I got my first lesson in the physics of sand dunes in 1998 on an expedition into the Sahara. In order to take aerial ...

Primary dunes are composed of sand blown directly from the beach face (active beach), whereas secondary dunes develop following the subsequent modification of primary dunes. Davies (1980 ...

The difference is a matter of size: ripples are small ridges of sand with a height (amplitude) typically less than 4 cm and wave lengths (crest to crest) less than 60 cm, while dunes have the same ...

In addition, these sand dunes act as a vital natural barrier to the power of the waves. As sand dunes establish, plants start to form and grow in size along the sand dune. Primary vegetation gives ...

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Endeavor CEO Ari Emanuel and host of other bold names hit the Arabian Peninsula for the inaugural Sportico World Summit. The ...

Nestled between the Arabian Sea and the soaring Dhofar Mountains, the city of Salalah in Oman is a striking anomaly in the Arabian Peninsula. An aerial view reveals stark contrast—vast arid stretches ...

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