Dr. Mary Bourke’s Research Projects

(under construction)

Mars aeolian studies:

· Transverse dune characteristics & topographically generated airflow structures on Mars

· Niveo-aeolian deposits on Mars

· Morphodynamics of sand dunes on Mars

· Classification of sand dunes on Mars

Mars fluvial studies:

· Pseudokarst on Mars: the evolution of the Hephaestus Fossae and Hebrus Vallis Systems, Utopia Basin.

· Fissure-related flow channels and mound springs: An analog for Martian groundwater-fed channels

Mars rock breakdown studies:

· Rock breakdown on Earth and Mars: A combined field and experimental approach

Mars glacial studies:

· Rock Glaciers on Mars

Earth aeolian studies:

· Aeolian-fluvial interaction in central Australia

· Aeolian-fluvial interaction at Mohawk dunes, Arizona

· Dunes in Victoria Valley Antarctica

· Dune form and migration in the Cunene Sand Sea, Namibia

Earth fluvial studies:

· Paleofloods in central Australia

· Semi-arid channels and floodplains, Australia

· 2000 Floods on the Finke River central Australia

· Landforms and evolution of the Finke river gorge, central Australia

· Ichnologic signatures of fluvial systems in Dryland settings

· The Homeb silts in the Namib Desert, Namibia

· The effects of ‘Hurricane Charley’ on the Cloghoge River, Ireland

Earth mass wasting studies:

· Rainfall-triggered landslides in upland glaciated valleys, Ireland