Arid zone geomorphology : process, form and change in drylands /

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The new edition of Arid Zone Geomorphology aims to encapsulate the advances that have been made in recent years in the investigation and explanation of landforms and geomorphological processes in drylands. Building on the success of the previous two editions, the Third Edition has been completely re...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Wiley InterScience (Online service)
Other Authors: Thomas, David S. G.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Chichester, West Sussex ; Hoboken, NJ : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011.
Edition:3rd ed.
Subjects:
Geomorphology.
Arid regions.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Geography.
SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Geology.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Full Text via HEAL-Link
Table of Contents:
  • Front Matter
  • Large-Scale Controls and Variability in Drylands. Arid Environments: Their Nature and Extent / David S G Thomas
  • Tectonic Frameworks / Helen Rendell
  • Climatic Frameworks: Legacies from the Past / David S G Thomas, Sallie L Burrough
  • Dryland System Variability / David S G Thomas
  • Extraterrestrial Arid Surface Processes / Jonathan Clarke
  • Surface Processes and Characteristics. Weathering Systems / Heather A Viles
  • Desert Soils / David L Dunkerley
  • Desert Crusts and Rock Coatings / David J Nash
  • Pavements and Stone Mantles / Julie E Laity
  • Slope Systems / John Wainwright, Richard E Brazier
  • The Work of Water. Runoff Generation, Overland Flow and Erosion on Hillslopes / John Wainwright, Louise J Bracken
  • Distinctiveness and Diversity of Arid Zone River Systems / Stephen Tooth, Gerald C Nanson
  • Channel Form, Flows and Sediments of Endogenous Ephemeral Rivers in Deserts / Ian Reid, Lynne E Frostick
  • Dryland Alluvial Fans / Adrian Harvey
  • Pans, Playas and Salt Lakes / Paul A Shaw, Rob G Bryant
  • Groundwater Controls and Processes / David J Nash
  • The Work of the Wind. Aeolian Landscapes and Bedforms / David S G Thomas
  • Sediment Mobilisation by the Wind / Giles F S Wiggs
  • Desert Dune Processes and Dynamics / Nick Lancaster
  • Desert Dust / Richard Washington, Giles S F Wiggs
  • Wind Erosion in Drylands / Julie E Laity
  • Living with Dryland Geomorphology. The Human Impact / Nick Middleton
  • Geomorphological Hazards in Drylands / Giles F S Wiggs
  • Future Climate Change and Arid Zone Geomorphology / Richard Washington, David S G Thomas
  • Index.

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