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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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Landscapes

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