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Record Nr.

UNINA9910824053203321

Autore

Goudie Andrew

Titolo

Arid and semi-arid geomorphology / / Andrew Goudie, University of Oxford

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2013

ISBN

1-107-06487-2

1-139-89036-0

1-107-05647-0

1-107-05434-6

1-107-05757-4

0-511-79426-6

1-107-05881-3

1-107-05537-7

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xi, 454 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Classificazione

SCI030000

Disciplina

551.410915/4

Soggetti

Geomorphology

Deserts

Arid regions

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Introduction -- 2. Rock weathering and desert surfaces -- 3. Aeolian geomorphology -- 4. Dunes -- 5. Rivers and slopes -- 6. Applied geomorphology in deserts: hazards, resources and the future -- 7. Regional variety.

Sommario/riassunto

Based on four decades of research by Professor Andrew Goudie, this volume provides a state-of-the-art synthesis of our understanding of desert geomorphology. It presents a truly international perspective, with examples from all over the world. Extensively referenced and illustrated, it covers such topics as the importance of past climatic changes, the variability of different desert environments, rock breakdown, wind erosion and dust storm generation, sand dunes, fluvial and slope forms and processes, the role of the applied geomorphologist in desert development and conservation, and the



Earth as an analogue for other planetary bodies. This book is destined to become the classic volume on arid and semi-arid geomorphology for advanced students and researchers in physical geography, geomorphology, Earth science, sedimentology, environmental science and archaeology.