A new model could help stall shifting sand dunes, protecting infrastructure and ecosystems Date: October 27, 2021 Source: University of Cambridge Summary: Scientists have used down-scaled ...

The erosion has sent sand flying across the top of Mount Baldy, depositing it on the south face of the dune. So far, the sand has encroached on the parking lot and a picnic shelter.

Using radar scans and analysis of sand grains buried deep inside the star dune, scientists mapped the mound’s internal structure. The researchers calculated that the oldest part of the dune’s ...

Likely, there was a lag as sand blew through but did not accumulate, or as the dune started accumulating in another location. Lala Lallia has shifted by about 1.6 feet (0.5 meters), every year ...