Screen LibraryArid zone geomorphology process, form and change in drylands /
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| Literature type: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | 3rd ed. |
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http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9780470710777 |
| Carrier Form: | xxiv, 624 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780470710777 (electronic bk.) 0470710772 (electronic bk.) 9780470710760 (electronic bk.) 0470710764 (electronic bk.) |
| Index Number: | GB611 |
| CLC: | P941.73-62 |
| Contents: | Front Matter -- Large-Scale Controls and Variability in Drylands. Arid Environments: Their Nature and Extent / David S G Thomas -- Tectonic Frameworks / Helen Rendell -- Climatic Frameworks: Legacies from the Past / David S G Thomas, Sallie L Burrough -- Dryland System Variability / David S G Thomas -- Extraterrestrial Arid Surface Processes / Jonathan Clarke -- Surface Processes and Characteristics. Weathering Systems / Heather A Viles -- Desert Soils / David L Dunkerley -- Desert Crusts and Rock Coatings / David J Nash -- Pavements and Stone Mantles / Julie E Laity -- Slope Systems / John Wainwright, Richard E Brazier -- The Work of Water. Runoff Generation, Overland Flow and Erosion on Hillslopes / John Wainwright, Louise J Bracken -- Distinctiveness and Diversity of Arid Zone River Systems / Stephen Tooth, Gerald C Nanson -- Channel Form, Flows and Sediments of Endogenous Ephemeral Rivers in Deserts / Ian Reid, Lynne E Frostick -- Dryland Alluvial Fans / Adrian Harvey -- Pans, Playas and Salt Lakes / Paul A Shaw, Rob G Bryant -- Groundwater Controls and Processes / David J Nash -- The Work of the Wind. Aeolian Landscapes and Bedforms / David S G Thomas -- Sediment Mobilisation by the Wind / Giles F S Wiggs -- Desert Dune Processes and Dynamics / Nick Lancaster -- Desert Dust / Richard Washington, Giles S F Wiggs -- Wind Erosion in Drylands / Julie E Laity -- Living with Dryland Geomorphology. The Human Impact / Nick Middleton -- Geomorphological Hazards in Drylands / Giles F S Wiggs -- Future Climate Change and Arid Zone Geomorphology / Richard Washington, David S G Thomas -- Index. |