Geomorphology of Desert Environments edited by Anthony J. Parsons, A. D. Abrahams.

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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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Parsons, Anthony J. (Editor), Abrahams, A. D. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2009.
Edition:2nd ed. 2009.
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505 0 |a 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. 
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