Geomorphology of Desert Environments
About one-third of the Earth’s land surface experiences a desert climate, and this area supports approximately 15% of the planet’s population. This percentage continues to grow, and with this growth comes the need to acquire and apply an understanding of desert geomorphology. Such an understanding i...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht :
Springer Netherlands,
2009.
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| Edition: | 2. |
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| Online Access: | Full Text via HEAL-Link |
Table of Contents:
- Geomorphology of Desert Environments
- Global Deserts and Their Geomorphological Diversity
- Desert Ecogeomorphology
- Weathering
- Weathering Processes and Forms
- Aridic Soils, Patterned Ground, and Desert Pavements
- Duricrusts
- Desert Rock Coatings
- Hillslopes
- Rock Slopes
- Rock-Mantled Slopes
- Badlands and Gullying
- Rivers
- Catchment and Channel Hydrology
- Dryland Rivers: Processes and Forms
- Piedmonts
- Pediments in Arid Environments
- Processes and Forms of Alluvial Fans
- Lake Basins
- Hemiarid Lake Basins: Hydrographic Patterns
- Hemiarid Lake Basins: Geomorphic Patterns
- Aeolian Surfaces
- Aeolian Sediment Transport
- Dune Morphology and Dynamics
- Landforms, Landscapes, and Processes of Aeolian Erosion
- Dust
- Climatic Change
- Rock Varnish and its Use to Study Climatic Change in Geomorphic Settings
- Hillslopes as Evidence of Climatic Change
- River Landforms and Sediments: Evidence of Climatic Change
- The Role of Climatic Change in Alluvial Fan Development
- Evidence for Climate Change From Desert Basin Palaeolakes
- Palaeoclimatic Interpretations From Desert Dunes and Sediments
- Early Humans in Dryland Environments: A Geoarchaeological Perspective
- Cenozoic Climates in Deserts.
