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Chapter 15Eolian Processes
and Arid Landscapes
The Work of Wind Overview of Desert Landscapes
Eolian Processes and Arid Landscapes
Eolian Erosion Eolian Transportation Eolian Depositional Landforms Loess Deposits
The Work of Wind
Sand Movement and Wind Velocity
Figure 15.1
Desert Pavement
Figure 15.3
Yardang
Figure 15.4
Sand Transport
Figure 15.6
Sand Transport
Figure 15.6
Sand Ripples
Figure 15.7
A Sand Sea
Figure 15.8
Dune Cross Section
Figure 15.9
Major Dune Forms
Figure 15.10
Star Dune
Figure 15.11
Sandy Regions of the World
Figure 15.12
Loess Regions of the World
Figure 15.14
Loess Deposits
Figure 15.13
Desert Climates Desert Fluvial Processes Desert Landscapes Basin and Range Province Desertification
Overview of Desert Landscapes
Arid Regions
Figure 15.15
Sonoran Desert
Figure 15.15
Taklimakan Desert
Figure 15.15
Atacama Desert
Figure 15.15
Kalahari Desert
Figure 15.15
River in Death Valley
One Month Later
Figure 15.17
Alluvial Fan
Figure 15.18
Sand and Playa
Figure 15.19
Differential Weathering
Figure 15.20
Differential Weathering
Figure 15.21
Differential Weathering
Figure 15.21
Cross-Bedding
Figure 15.23
Colorado River
DrainageBasin
Figure 15.1.1
Figure 15.24
Basin and
RangeProvince
Desertification
Figure 15.25
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