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Geomorphology of Desert Environments

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9789401582568

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Geomorphology of Desert Environments

[Book]

edited by Athol D. Abrahams, Anthony J. Parsons.

Dordrecht :

Imprint: Springer,

1994.

One Introduction -- 1 Geomorphology of desert environments -- 2 Global deserts: a geomorphic comparison -- Two Weathering -- 3 Weathering processes and forms -- 4 Aridic soils, patterned ground, and desert pavements -- 5 Duricrusts -- 6 Rock varnish in deserts -- Three Hillslopes -- 7 Rock slopes -- 8 Rock-mantled slopes -- 9 Badlands -- 10 Plants on desert hillslopes -- Four Rivers -- 11 Catchment and channel hydrology -- 12 Channel processes and forms -- Five Piedmonts -- 13 Pediments in arid environments -- 14 Alluvial fan processes and forms -- Six Lake Basins -- 15 Hemiarid lake basins: hydrographic patterns -- 16 Hemiarid lake basins: geomorphic patterns -- Seven Aeolian Surfaces -- 17 Aeolian sediment transport -- 18 Dune morphology and dynamics -- 19 Landforms of aeolian erosion -- Eight Climatic Change -- 20 Rock varnish as evidence of climatic change -- 21 Hillslopes as evidence of climatic change -- 22 River landforms and sediments: evidence of climatic change -- 23 The role of climatic change in alluvial fan development -- 24 Geomorphic evidence of climatic change from desert-basin palaeolakes -- 25 Palaeoclimatic interpretations from desert dunes and sediments -- 26 Cenozoic climatic changes in deserts: a synthesis.

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Over the last twenty years there has been a major expansion of knowledge in the field of landforms and landforming processes of deserts. This advanced-level book provides a benchmark for the current state of science, and is written by an international team of authors who are acknowledged experts in their fields.

9789401582568

Springer eBooks

Geography.

Hydraulic engineering.

Physical geography.

Abrahams, Athol D.

Parsons, Anthony J.

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