Much works have been done by the predecessors on the formation mechanism of barchan, however , this is far from being the case for the pyramid dune or star dune.

• 金字塔沙丘(又称星状沙丘),对其地貌形成机理的研究,前人曾作了不少工作,但由于缺乏对金字塔沙丘地貌过程的长期定位观测研究和沙丘附近风况的长期连续观测记录,从而对地貌形成机理研究进展甚微。