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Chapter 12Wind Processes and Desert Landscapes
Elemental Geosystems 4e
Robert W. ChristophersonCharlie Thomsen
Wind Processes and Desert Landscapes
The Work of Wind Overview of Desert Landscapes
The Work of Wind Eolian Erosion Eolian Transportation Eolian Depositional Landforms Loess Deposits
The Work of Wind
Figure 12.1
Desert Pavement
Figure 12.2
Yardang
Figure 12.3
Dust Over the Red Sea
Figure 12.4
Sand Transport
Figure 12.5
Sand Transport
Figure 12.5
Sand Ripples
Figure 12.7
Sahara Marzūq
Figure 12.8
Dune Cross Section
Figure 12.9
Major Dune Forms
Figure 12.10
Sandy Regions of the World
Figure 12.12
Loess Regions of the World
Figure 12.14
Loess Deposits
Figure 12.13
Overview of Desert Landscapes Desert Climates Desert Fluvial Processes Desert Landscapes Desertification
Arid and Semiarid Regions
Figure 12.15
Death Valley
Alluvial Fan
Figure 12.17
DifferentialWeathering
Figure 12.18
Cross Bedding
Figure 12.20
Basin and Range
Figure 12.21
Colorado River Basin
Figure 1
End of Chapter 12
Elemental Geosystems 4e
Robert W. ChristophersonCharlie Thomsen
