LEADER 05379nam 2200685Ia 450 001 9910454560103321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-02647-X 010 $a9786612026478 010 $a1-4443-0074-1 035 $a(CKB)1000000000715945 035 $a(EBL)416397 035 $a(OCoLC)437097442 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000137109 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11144316 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000137109 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10085224 035 $a(PQKB)11545736 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC416397 035 $a(PPN)140615091 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL416397 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10301323 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL202647 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000715945 100 $a20090115d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aDeserts and desert environments$b[electronic resource] /$fJulie Laity 210 $aChichester, UK ;$aHoboken, NJ $cWiley-Blackwell$d2008 215 $a1 online resource (364 p.) 225 1 $aEnvironmental systems and global change series ;$v2 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-57718-033-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [285]-319) and index. 327 $aCONTENTS; PREFACE; 1: INTRODUCTION: DEFINING THE DESERT SYSTEM; 1.1 DEFINING THE DESERT SYSTEM; 1.1.1 PHYSICAL, BIOLOGICAL, AND TEMPORAL COMPONENTS; 1.2 EVOLUTION OF DESERTS; 1.2.1 GLOBAL CONSIDERATIONS; 1.2.1.1 Subtropical high-pressure belts; 1.2.1.2 Continental interiors; 1.2.1.3 Polar deserts; 1.2.2 REGIONAL CONSIDERATIONS; 1.2.2.1 Cold-current influences; 1.2.2.2 Rainshadow effect; 1.2.2.3 Edaphic environments; 1.3 INDICES OF ARIDITY; 1.4 DESERT SURFACES; 1.5 TECTONICALLY STABLE AND UNSTABLE DESERTS; 1.6 DESERTS OF THE PAST; 1.7 CHANGING HUMAN PERSPECTIVES ON DESERTS 327 $a2: DESERTS OF THE WORLD2.1 INTRODUCTION: THE EXTENT OF GLOBAL ARIDITY; 2.2 GLOBAL DESERTS; 2.2.1 AFRICA; 2.2.1.1 North Africa: the Saharan Desert and the Sahel; 2.2.1.2 North Africa: the Somali-Chalbi Desert; 2.2.1.3 Southern Africa: arid Madagascar; 2.2.1.4 Southern Africa: the Karoo, Kalahari, and Namib Deserts; 2.2.2 MIDDLE EAST AND ARABIA; 2.2.2.1 Negev and Sinai Deserts; 2.2.2.2 Deserts of Syria and Jordan; 2.2.2.3 The Arabian Peninsula; 2.2.2.4 Iran and Iraq; 2.2.3 EUROPE; 2.2.4 ASIA; 2.2.4.1 Middle Asian deserts; 2.2.4.2 Deserts of India and Pakistan 327 $a2.2.4.3 Deserts of China and Mongolia2.2.5 SOUTH AMERICA; 2.2.5.1 The west coast deserts: Peru-Chile, Atacama, and Sechura deserts; 2.2.5.2 Altiplano/Puna; 2.2.5.3 Monte Desert; 2.2.5.4 Patagonian Desert; 2.2.6 NORTH AMERICA; 2.2.6.1 Chihuahuan Desert; 2.2.6.2 Sonoran Desert; 2.2.6.3 Mojave Desert; 2.2.6.4 The Great Basin deserts; 2.2.7 AUSTRALIA; 3: THE CLIMATIC FRAMEWORK; 3.1 INTRODUCTION: CLASSIFICATION OF DESERTS BY TEMPERATURE; 3.2 WEATHER DATA; 3.3 ATMOSPHERIC CONTROLS: SURFACE BOUNDARY LAYER; 3.3.1 ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOR AND CLOUD COVER; 3.3.2 RADIATION 327 $a3.3.3 TEMPERATURE OF THE AIR, SURFACE, AND SUBSURFACE3.3.3.1 Air temperature of hot deserts; 3.3.3.2 Surface temperatures; 3.3.3.3 Subsurface temperatures; 3.3.4 ALBEDO; 3.3.5 PRECIPITATION; 3.3.5.1 Storm types and seasonality of precipitation; 3.3.5.2 Forms of precipitation other than rainfall: fog, dew, and snow; 3.3.5.3 Variability in precipitation; 3.3.6 WIND; 3.3.7 EFFECTS OF POPULATION GROWTH AND URBANIZATION ON DESERT CLIMATOLOGY; 3.3.7.1 Air pollution; 3.3.7.2 Heat islands; 3.4 TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL VARIABILITY OF CLIMATIC INFLUENCES; 3.4.1 ENSO FORCING OF DESERT CLIMATES 327 $a3.4.2 EXPANSION AND CONTRACTION OF THE SAHARA DESERT3.4.3 THE SAHEL: LAND-SURFACE-ATMOSPHERE INTERACTIONS; 4: THE HYDROLOGIC FRAMEWORK; 4.1 INTRODUCTION; 4.2 THE WATER BALANCE IN DESERTS; 4.3 WATER BUDGETS; 4.3.1 PRECIPITATION AND ITS ASSESSMENT: PROBLEMS IN GAUGING AND NETWORK DESIGN; 4.3.2 INTERCEPTION; 4.3.3 EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; 4.3.3.1 Introduction; 4.3.3.2 Evaporation; 4.3.3.3 Transpiration; 4.3.4 INFILTRATION AND SOIL WATER; 4.3.5 GROUNDWATER, SUBSURFACE FLOW, AND SPRINGS; 4.3.5.1 Role of groundwater in arid environments; 4.3.5.2 Groundwater recharge; 4.3.5.3 Groundwater quality 327 $a4.4 SURFACE RUNOFF AND FLOODS 330 $aTaking a global perspective, this book provides a concise overview of drylands, including their physical, biological, temporal, and human components. Examines the physical systems occurring in desert environments, including climate, hydrology, past and present lakes, weathering, hillslopes, geomorphic surfaces, water as a geomorphic agent, and aeolian processes Offers an accessible introduction to the physical, biological, temporal, and human components of drylands Investigates the nature, environmental requirements, and essential geomorphic roles of plants and 410 0$aEnvironmental systems and global change series ;$v2. 606 $aDeserts 606 $aGeomorphology 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aDeserts. 615 0$aGeomorphology. 676 $a551.415 676 $a551.65 700 $aLaity$b Julie$0890149 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910454560103321 996 $aDeserts and desert environments$91988594 997 $aUNINA