Dunes are sandy elevated landforms that typically have plants growing in them. They are often found along low-lying coastlines where strong waves and currents drive sand onshore to the beach.

Sand dunes are a globally important depositional landform and sedimentary system. Their origins and dynamics are important in understanding how deserts have evolved in response to climate change and ...

Coastal dunes are a ridge, or a series of ridges, that form at the rear of a beach and differ from most other constructional coastal landforms in ... large reserves of sand and suitable nearshore ...