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Read more about Bagnold's life and work. 

As a soldier, engineer and explorer, Bagnold possessed an inquisitive mind, and was the first to change the study of aeolian sand transport and sand dunes from descriptive to processes orientated. By being neither a scientist according to formal standards, nor a professional geomorphologist, Bagno​ld had the advantage of studying the processes of blown sand and desert dunes with an open mind, uninhibited by any traditional ideas. The result is a book that combines unique field observations in remote desert areas, with wind tunnel simulation experiments and physical process analysis of airflow. The book is a landmark in geomorphology, by being an early precursor of a new attitude to research based on dynamic processes.​

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