Scholars

overview

Desert Geomorphology: Sand dune processes and dynamics

Mineral aerosols and desert dust

Aeolian palaeoenvironments

Alluvial fan processes and modeling

Stone pavements

Coastal Geomorphology: Nearshore sedimentation

Coastal dune processes and management

Landscape ecology and geomorphology

Quaternary Environments: Southwestern USA and Northern Mexico

education and training

Ph.D. in , University of California Los Angeles - (Los Angeles, California, United States) 1989
M.A. in , University of California Los Angeles - (Los Angeles, California, United States) 1983
B.A. in , University of California Los Angeles - (Los Angeles, California, United States) 1981

selected publications

Academic Articles14

Pease, P., & Tchakerian, V. (2014). Source provenance of carbonate grains in the Wahiba Sand Sea, Oman, using a new LIBS method. Aeolian Research. 15, 203-216.
Tchakerian, V. P. (2009). A Grain of Sand: Nature’s Secret Wonders, Gary Greenberg, Voyageur Press, 2008, 112 pages.. Aeolian Research. 1(1-2), 93-93.
Tchakerian, V. P. (2009). Sand: The Never-Ending Story, Michael Welland, University of California Press, 2009, 343 pages.. Aeolian Research. 1(1-2), 91-91.
Lancaster, N., & Tchakerian, V. P. (2003). Late Quaternary eolian dynamics, Mojave Desert, California. PANGEA: PALEOCLIMATE, TECTONICS, AND SEDIMENTATION DURING ACCRETION, ZENITH AND BREAKUP OF A SUPERCONTINENT. 368, 231-249.
Pease, P. P., & Tchakerian, V. P. (2002). Composition and Sources of Sand in the Wahiba Sand Sea, Sultanate of Oman. Annals of the American Association of Geographers. 92(3), 416-434.

Chapters7

Tchakerian, V. P. (2015). HYDROLOGY, FLOODS AND DROUGHTS | Deserts and Desertification. Pyle, J., & Zhang, F. (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Atmospheric Sciences. (pp. 185-192). Elsevier.
Tchakerian, V., & Pease, P. (2015). The Critical Zone in Desert Environments. Developments in Earth Surface Processes. (pp. 449-472). Elsevier.
Tchakerian, V. P. (2009). Palaeoclimatic Interpretations From Desert Dunes and Sediments. Geomorphology of Desert Environments. (pp. 757-772). Springer Netherlands.
Tchakerian, V. P. (1999). Dune Palaeoenvironments. Goudie, A. S., Livingstone, I., & Stokes, S. (Eds.), Aeolian environments, sediments, and landforms. John Wiley & Sons Inc.
Zimbelman, J. R., Williams, S. H., & Tchakerian, V. P. (1995). Sand Transport Paths in the Mojave Desert, Southwestern United States. Tchakerian, V. P. (Eds.), Desert Aeolian Processes. (pp. 101-129). Springer Netherlands.