coppice dune

geology

Also known as: nebkha

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In sand dune: Fixed dunes in semiarid regions
These forms are known as coppice dunes, or nebkha. Further, in many regions that are now subhumid or humid, one finds areas of older dunes fixed by vegetation, providing undeniable evidence that these regions were once more arid than they are today. On the North American high plains, in Hungary,…
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In coastal landforms: Coastal dunes
Small wind-shadow dunes, or coppice mounds, actually may form on the backshore of the beach. If sediment continues to be supplied and beach erosion does not destroy them, these small sand accumulations will become foredunes, the seaward-most line of coastal dunes. It is in this fashion that a coast…
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