Aeolian processes and landforms in the sub-Antarctic: preliminary observations from Marion Island

References

• Adamson D.A., Selkirk P.M., Colhoun E.A. Landforms of aeolian, tectonic and marine origin in the Bauer Bay–Sandy Bay region of Subantarctic Macquarie Island. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania. 1988; 122: 65–82.
   Google Scholar
• Arnalds O., Gisladottir F.O., Orradottir B. Determination of aeolian transport rates of volcanic soils in Iceland. Geomorphology. 2012; 167–168: 4–12.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• André M.-F. Do periglacial landscapes evolve under periglacial conditions?. Geomorphology. 2003; 52: 149–164.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Bagnold R.A. The physics of blown sand and desert dunes. 1941; London: Chapman and Hall.
   Google Scholar
• Ballantyne C.K. The Late Devensian periglaciation of upland Scotland. Quaternary Science Reviews. 1984; 3: 311–343.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Ballantyne C.K., Whittington G. Niveo-aeolian sand deposits on An Teallach, Wester Ross, Scotland. Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh: Earth Sciences. 1987; 78: 51–63.
   Google Scholar
• Bateman M.D. Shroder J., etal. Aeolian processes in periglacial environments. Treatise on geomorphology. 2013; San Diego, CA: Academic Press. 416–429.
   Google Scholar
• Boelhouwers J.C., Holness S., Sumner P. The maritime Subantarctic: a distinct periglacial environment. Geomorphology. 2003; 52: 39–55.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Boelhouwers J.C., Meiklejohn K.I., Holness S., Hedding D. Chown S.L., Froneman W. Geology, geomorphology and climate change. The Prince Edward Islands: land–sea interactions in a changing environment. 2008; Bloemfontein: Sun Press. 65–96.
   Google Scholar
• Born C., Le Roux P.C., Spohr C., McGeoch M.A., Jansen van Vuuren B. Plant dispersal in the sub-Antarctic inferred from anisotropic genetic structure. Molecular Ecology. 2012; 21: 184–194.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Briggs D.J. Sediments: sources and methods in geography. 1977; Durban: Butterworths.
   Google Scholar
• Bullard J.E. Contemporary glacigenic inputs in the dust cycle. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms. 2013; 38: 71–89.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Callaghan N.R. Characteristics of wind generated landforms on parts of sub-Antarctic Marion Island. 2005. B.Sc. honours research project, University of Pretoria.
   Google Scholar
• Fryrear D.W. A field dust sampler. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation. 1986; 41: 117–120.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Gillies J.A., Nickling W.G., Tilson M. Frequency, magnitude and characteristics of aeolian sediment transport: McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica. Journal of Geophysical Research—Earth Surface. 2013; 118: 461–479.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Gillies J.A., Nickling W.G., Tilson M., Furtak-Cole E. Wind-formed gravel bed forms, Wright Valley, Antarctica. Journal of Geophysical Research—Earth Surface. 2012; 117: F04017. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2012JF002378.
   Google Scholar
• Goudie A. Geomorphological techniques. 1981; London: George Allen & Unwin.
   Google Scholar
• Gribnitz K.H., Kent L.E., Dixon R.D. Volcanic ash, ash soils and the inferred Quaternary climate of sub-Antarctic Marion Island. South African Journal of Science. 1986; 82: 629–635.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Hall K. Sorted stripes orientated by wind action: some observations from sub-Antarctic Marion Island. Earth Surface Processes. 1979; 4: 281–289.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Hedding D.W. Spatial inventory of landforms in the recently exposed central highland of sub-Antarctic Marion Island. South African Geographical Journal. 2008; 90: 11–21.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Holness S.D. Periglacial slope processes, landforms and environment at Marion Island, maritime Subantarctic. 2001a. PhD thesis, University of the Western Cape.
   Google Scholar
• Holness S.D. The orientation of sorted stripes in the maritime Subantarctic, Marion Island. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms. 2001b; 26: 77–89.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Huntley J.B. Altitudinal distribution and phenology of Marion Island vascular plants. Tydskrif vir Natuurwetenskappe. 1970; 10: 255–262.
   Google Scholar
• Le Roux P.C. Chown S.L., Froneman W. Climate and climate change. The Prince Edward Islands: land–sea interactions in a changing environment. 2008; Bloemfontein: Sun Press. 39–64.
   Google Scholar
• Le Roux P.C., McGeoch M.A. Changes in climate extremes, variability and signature on sub-Antarctic Marion Island. Climatic Change. 2008; 86: 309–329.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Löffler E. Macquarie Island: a wind-moulded natural landscape in the Subantarctic. Polar Geography and Geology. 1984; 8: 267–286.
   Google Scholar
• Lubbe N.R. Soil characteristics and pedogenesis on sub-Antarctic Marion Island. MSc dissertation. 2010; University of Pretoria.
   Google Scholar
• McDougall I., Verwoerd W., Chevallier L. K-Ar geochronology of Marion Island, Southern Ocean. Geological Magazine. 2001; 138: 1–17.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• McGowan H.A. Meteorological controls on wind erosion during foehn wind events in the eastern Southern Alps, New Zealand. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences. 1997; 34: 1477–1485.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• McKenna Neuman C. Observations of winter aeolian transport and niveo-aeolian deposition at Crater Lake, Pangnirtung Pass, N.W.T., Canada. Permafrost and Periglacial Processes. 1990; 1: 235–247.
   Google Scholar
• McKenna Neuman C. A review of aeolian transport processes in cold environments. Progress in Physical Geography. 1993; 17: 137–155.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Mendez M.J., Funk R., Buschiazzo D.E. Field wind erosion measurements with Big Spring Number Eight (BSNE) and Modified Wilson and Cook (MWAC) samplers. Geomorphology. 2011; 129: 43–48.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Nel W. A preliminary synoptic assessment of soil frost on Marion Island and the possible consequences of climate change in a maritime sub-Antarctic environment. Polar Research. 2012; 31: 1–7.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Nel W., Boelhouwers J.C., Zilindile M.B. The effect of synoptic scale weather systems on sub-surface soil temperatures in a diurnal frost environment: preliminary observations from sub-Antarctic Marion Island. Geografiska Annaler Series A. 2009; 91: 313–319.
   Google Scholar
• Rouault M., Mélice J., Reason C.J.C., Lutjeharms R.E. Climate variability at Marion Island, Southern Ocean, since 1960. Journal of Geophysical Research—Oceans. 2005; 110: C05007. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/2004JC002492.
   Google Scholar
• Selkirk J.M., Saffigna L.J. Wind and water erosion of a peat and sand area on Subantarctic Macquarie Island, Arctic. Antarctic and Alpine Research. 1999; 31: 412–420.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Seppälä M. Wind as a geomorphic agent in cold climates. 2004; Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
   Google Scholar
• Shao Y., McTainsh G.H., Leys J.F. Efficiencies of sediment samplers for wind erosion measurement. Australian Journal of Soil Research. 1993; 31: 519–531.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Smith V.R. Climate change in the sub-Antarctic: an illustration from Marion Island. Climate Change. 2002; 52: 345–357.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Smith V.R., Steenkamp M. Climate change and its ecological implications at a Subantarctic island. Oecologia. 1990; 85: 14–24.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Speirs J.C., McGowan H.A., Neil D.T. Meteorological controls on sand transport and dune morphology in a polar-desert: Victoria Valley, Antarctica. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms. 2008; 33: 1875–1891.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Sumner P.D. Rock weathering rates on Subantarctic Marion Island, Arctic. Antarctic and Alpine Research. 2004; 36: 123–127.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Sumner P.D., Meiklejohn K.I., Boelhouwers J.C., Hedding D.W. Climate change melts Marion Island snow and ice. South African Journal of Science. 2004; 100: 395–398.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Verwoerd W.J. van Zinderen Bakker E.M. Geology. Marion and Prince Edward Islands. 1971; Cape Town: Balkema. 40–53.
   Google Scholar
• Verwoerd W.J., Lagenegger O. Volcanological map of Marion Island. 1968; Pretoria: Geological Survey.
   Google Scholar
• Zimbelman J.R., Williams S.H., Johnston A.K. Cross-sectional profiles of sand ripples. Megaripples, and dunes: a method for discriminating between formational mechanisms. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms. 2012; 37: 1120–1125.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar