Earth and Planetary Sciences ETDs
Publication Date
7-2-2011
Abstract
According to the University of New Mexico's Office of Graduate Studies, this dissertation follows a hybrid format; the chapters were written as manuscripts to be submitted to peer-reviewed journals. Chapter 1 was published in the journal Quaternary Research (May, 2011) and chapters 2 and 3 will be submitted to appropriate journals soon after this dissertation is published. Chapter 1 announces new age determinations for previously unstudied topographically-controlled eolian deposits and older ages for sand sheets than were reported by previous investigators. Chapter 2 focuses on the distribution, age, and geomorphic implications of topographically-controlled eolian deposits on Black Mesa. Chapter 3 describes the role of advanced soil profile development on the stability of eolian systems; a factor generally overlooked by researchers interested in quantifying the relative activity of sand dunes. Appendix A contains the results of tests that determine the efficacy of samples used in optically stimulated luminescence dating in all three manuscripts.
Degree Name
Earth and Planetary Sciences
Level of Degree
Doctoral
Department Name
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
First Committee Member (Chair)
Meyer, Grant
Second Committee Member
McAuliffe, Joseph
Project Sponsors
Center for Rapid Environmental Assessment & Terrain Evaluation (CREATE-UNM); The Geological Society of America
Language
English
Keywords
eolian, semiarid, soil geomorphology, Black Mesa, Moenkopi Plateau, dunes
Document Type
Dissertation
Recommended Citation
Ellwein, Amy. "Late Quaternary semiarid eolian system dynamics : distribution, timing, and soil geomorphic controls, Black Mesa, northeastern Arizona, USA." (2011). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/eps_etds/25
