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Full Description
This book presents an introduction to desert landscapes—primarily landforms that are natural and man-made. It is based around the presentation of a series of beautiful and informative annotated Google Earth images. These are accompanied by text that describes the feature(s) concerned, their location, and their origin. There are also, in some cases, ground images taken by the author.
Contents
Introduction to DesertsIntroduction to Google Earth
Dunes
Aeolianite
Barchans
Domes
Lunettes
Nebkhas
Network
Parabolics
Reversing
Sandseas
Shadow
Stars
Topographic
Transverse
Other aeolian phenomena
Erosion
Pans
Streaks
Yardangs
Weathering phenomena
Caprocks
Core stones
Dayas
Patterned ground
Pits
Sabkhas
Trona pinnacles
Tufas
Varnish
Structural Landforms
Inselbergs
Circular structures
Sandstone terrains
Hydrological features
Alluvial fans
Arroyos
Badlands
Brousse tigrée
External rivers
Groundwater sapping
Interdunal lakes
Pediments
Salt lakes
Spring mounds
Spring sapping
Climatic change
Fossil dunes
Inverted relief
Lake shorelines
Relict meanders
Human impacts
Centre-pivots and other irrigation systems
Channelisation
Dams
Erosion control
Lake desiccation
Off-road effects
Offshore islands & marinas
Qanat
Salt exploitation, including lithium
Wind erosion
Wind power
Bibliography
Index