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Chapter 12 Wind Processes and Desert Landscapes Elemental Geosystems 4e Robert W. Christophers Charlie Thomsen
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Chapter 12Wind Processes and Desert Landscapes

Elemental Geosystems 4e

Robert W. ChristophersonCharlie Thomsen

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Wind Processes and Desert Landscapes

The Work of Wind  Overview of Desert Landscapes  

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The Work of Wind Eolian Erosion  Eolian Transportation  Eolian Depositional Landforms  Loess Deposits  

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The Work of Wind

Figure 12.1

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Desert Pavement

Figure 12.2

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Yardang

Figure 12.3

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Dust Over the Red Sea

Figure 12.4

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Sand Transport

Figure 12.5

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Sand Transport

Figure 12.5

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Sand Ripples

Figure 12.7

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Sahara Marzūq

Figure 12.8

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Dune Cross Section

Figure 12.9

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Major Dune Forms

Figure 12.10

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Sandy Regions of the World

Figure 12.12

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Loess Regions of the World

Figure 12.14

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Loess Deposits

Figure 12.13

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Overview of Desert Landscapes  Desert Climates  Desert Fluvial Processes  Desert Landscapes  Desertification

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Arid and Semiarid Regions

Figure 12.15

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Death Valley

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Alluvial Fan

Figure 12.17

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DifferentialWeathering

Figure 12.18

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Cross Bedding

Figure 12.20

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Basin and Range

Figure 12.21

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Colorado River Basin

Figure 1

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End of Chapter 12

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