Geomorphology of Desert Environments
Published on 31. December 1993
Book
Hardback
X, 674 pages
978-0-412-44480-7 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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Content
Part I: Introduction. Geomorphology of desert environments. Global deserts: a geomorphic comparison. Part II: Weathering. Weathering processes and forms. Aridic soils, patterned ground and desert pavement. Duricrusts. Rock varnish. Part III: Hillslopes. Rock slopes. Rock-mantled slopes. Badlands. Plants on desert hillslopes. Part IV: Rivers. Catchment and channel hydrology. Channel processes and forms. Part V: Piedmonts. Pediments. Alluvial fans. Part VI: Lake basins. Hemiarid lake basins: hydrographic patterns. Hemiarid lake basins: geomorphic patterns. Part VII: Aeolian surfaces. Aeolian sediment transport. Dune morphology and dynamics. Landforms of aeolian erosion. Part VIII: Climatic change. Rock varnish as evidence for climatic change. Hillslopes as evidence for climatic change. River landforms and sediments as evidence for climatic change. Alluvial fans as evidence for climatic change. Desert basin palaeolakes as evidence for climatic change. Desert dunes and sediments as evidence for climatic change. Cenozoic climatic changes in deserts: a synthesis. Index.