Wind Erosion in Drylands

Arid Zone Geomorphology: Process, Form and Change in Drylands

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 539-568

  Laity, Julie E ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Common landforms in deserts yardangs, inverted relief and ventifacts; Landscapes of aeolian erosion seldom by wind alone, but being the dominant player; Landscapes of aeolian erosion in deserts varying in scale; Mass movement of various types, modifying yardang slopes; Mega yardangs of the Lut (Loot) desert lowest elevation in Iran, most arid region of the central plateau; Two principle processes involved in wind erosion, abrasion and deflation; Wind erosion abrasion and deflation; Wind erosion in drylands; Wind erosion products, driven by prevailing winds across enormous expanses; Yardang age, and rate of formation role as directional indicators

Indexed keywords

ABRASION; ARID REGIONS; LANDFORMS;

AEOLIAN EROSIONS; COMMON LANDFORMS IN DESERTS - YARDANGS, INVERTED RELIEF AND VENTIFACTS; DRY LAND; MASS MOVEMENT; MEGA YARDANGS OF THE LUT (LOOT) DESERT - LOWEST ELEVATION IN IRAN, MOST ARID REGION OF THE CENTRAL PLATEAU; PREVAILING WINDS; WIND EROSIONS;

EROSION;

EID: 84855996043     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470710777.ch21     Document Type: Chapter

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