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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

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End of Chapter 12

Elemental Geosystems 4e

Robert W. ChristophersonCharlie Thomsen