A dissertation submitted to the Faculty of Science,
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg,
in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science.
October 1990 / Problems arising from a disparity in viewpoints regarding the surface form of the
Tsondab Sandstone Formation, central Namib desert, Namibia, are examined
through literature review and field investigation. It is shown that large distal
low-angle fans, proposed in what has been termed the Low-Angle Fan model,
are absent or limited to proximal reaches of the study area. The depositional
sequence identified in what has been termed the Axial Deposition Model along
the Kuiseb River in the northern part of the study area is safely applicable to the
rest of the study area. Further, new deposits of the Tsondab Sandstone
Formation are identified. The problem of the age of the Namib desert in its fossil
and active forms is discussed. The processing of satellite images is used and is
shown not to be a viable technique for the identification of sedimentary bodies
which are partly mantled by deposits of sediments of a similar nature. / MT2017
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:wits/oai:wiredspace.wits.ac.za:10539/23018 |
| Date | January 1990 |
| Creators | Fenwick, Gordon A |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | Online resource (127 leaves), application/pdf |
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