The morphology, sedimentology and palaeoenvironmental significance of two pan-lunette clusters in the Southwestern Cape of South Africa

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dc.contributor.advisorHolmes, Peteren_ZA
dc.contributor.advisorMeadows, Michael Een_ZA
dc.contributor.authorGaines, Sarah Margareten_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-07-31T08:04:42Z
dc.date.available2014-07-31T08:04:42Z
dc.date.issued2003en_ZA
dc.descriptionBibliography: leaves 95-107.
dc.description.abstractTwo clusters of pans and associated lunette dunes are distinct landscape featurs in the Swartland and Agulhas Plain regions of the southwestern Cape of South Africa. While occurring in geographic proximity within the Winter Rainfall Region, each of the pan-lunette clusters is hosted by different substrates, subjected to different coastal climate regimes and exhibits different morphology, orientation of features, and sedimentological characteristics. Not only are geomorphic characteristics at variance between regions, but also the alignment of lunettes on the leeside of pans, parallel within the cluster, is at variance with predominant modern wind direction and seasonality of precipitation at both sites, although the difference is more pronounced at Agulhas. In order to elucidate the occurrence and formational processes of these features, a dual-scale approach was employed: a regional cartographic study coupled with detailed local sedimentological analyses. The geomorphic characteristics of these features were quantified using aerial photography and orthophotographic maps. Dry season palaeo-wind direction was inferred from the regional analysis; in Agulhas, winds must have been blowing from WSW during the dry season, similar to modern wet season winds.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationGaines, S. M. (2003). <i>The morphology, sedimentology and palaeoenvironmental significance of two pan-lunette clusters in the Southwestern Cape of South Africa</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Environmental and Geographical Science. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/4853en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationGaines, Sarah Margaret. <i>"The morphology, sedimentology and palaeoenvironmental significance of two pan-lunette clusters in the Southwestern Cape of South Africa."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Environmental and Geographical Science, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/4853en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationGaines, S. 2003. The morphology, sedimentology and palaeoenvironmental significance of two pan-lunette clusters in the Southwestern Cape of South Africa. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Gaines, Sarah Margaret AB - Two clusters of pans and associated lunette dunes are distinct landscape featurs in the Swartland and Agulhas Plain regions of the southwestern Cape of South Africa. While occurring in geographic proximity within the Winter Rainfall Region, each of the pan-lunette clusters is hosted by different substrates, subjected to different coastal climate regimes and exhibits different morphology, orientation of features, and sedimentological characteristics. Not only are geomorphic characteristics at variance between regions, but also the alignment of lunettes on the leeside of pans, parallel within the cluster, is at variance with predominant modern wind direction and seasonality of precipitation at both sites, although the difference is more pronounced at Agulhas. In order to elucidate the occurrence and formational processes of these features, a dual-scale approach was employed: a regional cartographic study coupled with detailed local sedimentological analyses. The geomorphic characteristics of these features were quantified using aerial photography and orthophotographic maps. Dry season palaeo-wind direction was inferred from the regional analysis; in Agulhas, winds must have been blowing from WSW during the dry season, similar to modern wet season winds. DA - 2003 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2003 T1 - The morphology, sedimentology and palaeoenvironmental significance of two pan-lunette clusters in the Southwestern Cape of South Africa TI - The morphology, sedimentology and palaeoenvironmental significance of two pan-lunette clusters in the Southwestern Cape of South Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/4853 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/4853
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationGaines SM. The morphology, sedimentology and palaeoenvironmental significance of two pan-lunette clusters in the Southwestern Cape of South Africa. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Environmental and Geographical Science, 2003 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/4853en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Environmental and Geographical Scienceen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Scienceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherEnvironmental and Geographical Scienceen_ZA
dc.titleThe morphology, sedimentology and palaeoenvironmental significance of two pan-lunette clusters in the Southwestern Cape of South Africaen_ZA
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