Preface

PYE, K. Introduction: the nature and significance of aeolian sedimentary systems

Aeolian mechanics and dune morphodynamics

MCEWAN, I. K. & WILLETTS, B. B. Sand transport by wind: a review of the current conceptual model

HARDISTY, J., ROUSE, H. L. & HART, S. Gain function analysis of sand transport in a turbulent air flow

BURKINSHAW, J. R., ILLENBERGER, W. K. & RUST, I. C. Wind-speed profiles over a reversing transverse dune

WIGGS, G. F. S. Desert dune dynamics and the evaluation of shear velocity: an integrated approach

Desert dunefields

WINTLE, A. G. Luminescence dating of aeolian sands: an overview

EDWARDS, S. R. Luminescence dating of sand from the Kelso Dunes, California

RENDELL, H. M., YAIR, A. & TSOAR, H. Thermoluminescence dating of periods of sand movement and linear dune formation in the northern Negev, Israel

STOKES, S. & BREED, C. S. A chronostratigraphic re-evaluation of the Tusayan Dunes, Moenkopi Plateau and southern Ward Terrace, northeastern Arizona

LIVINGSTONE, I. & THOMAS, D. S. G. Modes of linear dune activity and their palaeo-environmental significance: an evaluation with reference examples

CRABAUGH, M. & KOCUREK, G. Entrada Sandstone: an example of system

CHAKRABORTY, T. & CHAUDHURI, A. K. Fluvial-aeolian interactions in a Proterozoic alluvial plain: example from the Mancheral Quartzite, Sullavai Group, Pranhita- Godavari Valley, India

Coastal dunefields

Psuaw, N. P. Foredune morphology and sediment budget, Perdido Key, Florida, USA

WAL, A. & MCMANUS, J. Wind regime and sand transport on a coastal beach-dune complex, Tentsmuir, eastern Scotland

CARTER, R. W. G. & WILSON, P. Aeolian processes and deposits in northwest Ireland

CROS, L. & SERRA, J. A complex dune system in Baix Empord~ (Catalonia, Spain)

PYE, K. & NEAL, A. Late Holocene dune formation on the Sefton coast, northwest England

GARDNER, R. A. M. & MCLAREN, S. J. Progressive vadose diagenesis in late Quaternary aeolianite deposits?

MCLAREN, S. J. Use of cement types in the palaeoenvironmental interpretation of coastal aeolianite sequences

Temperate and cold climate continental dunes

KOSTER, E. A., CASTEL, I. I. Y. & NAP, R. L. Genesis and sedimentary structures of late Holocene aeolian drift sands in northwest Europe

SEPPALA, M. Climbing and falling sand dunes in Finnish Lapland

Dust and loess

COUDE-GAUSSEN, G. & ROGNON, P. Contrasting origin and character of Pleistocene and Holocene dust falls on the Canary Islands and southern Morocco: genetic and climatic significance

LI, P-Y. & ZHOU, L-P. Occurrence and palaeoenvironmental implications of the Late Pleistocene loess along the eastern coasts of the Bohai Sea, China

ROLPH, T. C., SHAW, J., DERBYSHIRE, E. & WANG JINGTAI The magnetic mineralogy of a loess section near Lanzhou, China

Index