E-Book, Englisch, 674 Seiten, eBook
Abrahams / Parsons Geomorphology of Desert Environments
Erscheinungsjahr 2013
ISBN: 978-94-015-8254-4
Verlag: Springer Netherland
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark
E-Book, Englisch, 674 Seiten, eBook
ISBN: 978-94-015-8254-4
Verlag: Springer Netherland
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark
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.
Zielgruppe
Research
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Weitere Infos & Material
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.
