Lecture: Desert Sand Dunes March 10, 2011

Off-site Lecture: Held at UCR Palm Desert, 75-080 Frank Sinatra Drive, Palm Desert, CA 92211. This series is free and open to the public. Reservations are required. Register online at http://palmdesert.ucr.edu/programs/events.html. Major advances in our knowledge of the dynamics of desert sand dunes and their response to environmental change have taken place in the past decade. Dr. Lancaster reviews recent research and how it helps to explain how dunes form and respond to changes in climate and sand supply.