Overview

Over the past few decades there has been a major expansion of knowledge in the field of landforms and landforming processes of deserts. This is an advanced-level textbook which opens with an overview that provides geomorphic comparison of the world's deserts. The following chapters present reviews and evaluations of current research grouped around the main geomorphic processes and environments, namely weathering, hillslopes, rivers, piedmonts, lake basins and aeolian features. In the final part, a series of chapters examines the impact of climatic change on the geomorphology of desert environments.

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Author:   A.D. Abrahams ,  A.J. Parsons
Publisher:   Chapman and Hall
Imprint:   Chapman and Hall
Weight:   1.820kg
ISBN:  

9780412444807

ISBN 10:   0412444801
Pages:   720
Publication Date:   December 1993
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Replaced By:   9781402057182
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

World deserts: a geomorphic comparison - T Oberlander; Weathering. Weathering processes and forms - R U Cooke; Desert soils and duricrust - J Dixon; Rock varnish - T Oberlander; Hillslopes. Erosion mechanics - A D Howard, A D Abrahams, A J Parsons and M J Selby; Slopes in uniform rocks - A D Howard, A D Abrahams, A J Parsons and M J Selby; Slopes in layered rocks - A D Howard and M J Selby; Rivers, basin and channel hydrology - A Schick and A Yair; Channel processes and forms - G Nanson and G Pickup; Piedmonts. Pediment processes and forms - J Dohrenwend; Alluvial fan processes and forms - R Dorn; Lake basins. Hydrology, sedimentology, and surface types - D R Currey; Eolian features. Transport mechanics - N Lancaster and W Nickling; Depositional forms - N Lancaster and W Nickling; Erosional forms - J Laity; Climatic change. Rock varnish - R Dorn; Hillslopes - W B Bull; Rivers and alluvial fans - W L Graf and R Dorn; Lake basins - D Sack; Eolian features - V Tchakerian; Cenozoic climatic changes in deserts: a synthesis - M Williams.

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