Originally published: London : Methuen, 1954.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: the nature of the problem -- Pt.1. The physics of grain movement -- Ch.1. Samd and dust -- Ch.2. The behaviour of samd grains in the air -- Ch.3. Wind-tunnel observation -- Ch.4. The surface wind -- Ch.5. The effect of sand movement on the suface wind -- Ch.6. Confirmatory measurements in the desert -- Ch.7. Threshold wind speed and size of sand grain -- Ch.8. Summary of the physics of grain movement -- Pt.2. Small-scale effects. grain size. distribution. surface ripples and ridges -- Ch.9. Grading diagrams -- Ch.10. Grading changes in non-uniform sand -- Ch.11. Surface ripples and ridges -- Pt.3. Large scale effects. Sand accumulation. Dunes. Internal structure, etc. -- Ch .12. Conditions for the growth of a sand surface -- Ch.13. Sand shadows and sand drifts. General factors on which dune shape depends -- Ch.14. The Barchan dune -- Ch.15. The longitudinal or seif dune. The whaleback -- Ch.16. The internal structure of sand deposits -- Ch.17. Singing sands.