Arid Zone Geomorphology
Process, Form and Change in Drylands
2nd Edition
Published on 4. June 1997
Book
Paperback/Softback
XVIII, 714 pages
978-0-471-97610-3 (ISBN)
Description
This book examines the geomorphological processes that operate in arid zone environments. It includes new chapters on soils, the role of vegetation, groundwater as a geomorphological agent, dating changes in deserts, human influences and the geomorphic nature of the world's arid zones.
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Edition
2., Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
Chichester
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
Ill.
Dimensions
Height: 24.4 cm
Width: 19.2 cm
Thickness: 41 mm
Weight
1426 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-97610-3 (9780471976103)
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David S. G. Thomas
Arid Zone Geomorphology
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03/1991
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Content
Partial table of contents:
FRAMEWORK.
Arid Environments: Their Nature and Extent (D. Thomas).
Tectonic Frameworks (H. Rendell).
SURFACE PROCESSES AND CHARACTERISTICS.
Weathering Processes (A. Goudie).
Desert Soils (D. Dunkerley & K. Brown).
THE WORK OF WATER.
Slope and Pediment Systems (T. Oberlander).
The Role of Alluvial Fans in Arid Zone Fluvial Systems (A. Harvey).
Badlands and Badland Gullies (I. Campbell).
THE WORK OF THE WIND.
Sediment Mobilisation by the Wind (G. Wiggs).
Desert Dust (N. Middleton).
Wind Erosion in Drylands (C. Breed, et al.).
GEOMORPHOLOGY OF THE WORLD'S ARID ZONES.
Africa and Europe (P. Shaw).
Middle East and Arabia (R. Allison).
EXTENSIONS AND CHANGE IN THE ARID REALM.
Reconstructing Ancient Arid Environments (D. Thomas).
Dating of Desert Sequences (S. Stokes).
Index.
FRAMEWORK.
Arid Environments: Their Nature and Extent (D. Thomas).
Tectonic Frameworks (H. Rendell).
SURFACE PROCESSES AND CHARACTERISTICS.
Weathering Processes (A. Goudie).
Desert Soils (D. Dunkerley & K. Brown).
THE WORK OF WATER.
Slope and Pediment Systems (T. Oberlander).
The Role of Alluvial Fans in Arid Zone Fluvial Systems (A. Harvey).
Badlands and Badland Gullies (I. Campbell).
THE WORK OF THE WIND.
Sediment Mobilisation by the Wind (G. Wiggs).
Desert Dust (N. Middleton).
Wind Erosion in Drylands (C. Breed, et al.).
GEOMORPHOLOGY OF THE WORLD'S ARID ZONES.
Africa and Europe (P. Shaw).
Middle East and Arabia (R. Allison).
EXTENSIONS AND CHANGE IN THE ARID REALM.
Reconstructing Ancient Arid Environments (D. Thomas).
Dating of Desert Sequences (S. Stokes).
Index.