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

Differential Weathering Figure 12.18

Cross Bedding Figure 12.20

Basin and Range Figure 12.21

Colorado River Basin Figure 1

Elemental Geosystems 4e End of Chapter 12 Elemental Geosystems 4e Robert W. Christopherson Charlie Thomsen