Pavements and Stone Mantles

Arid Zone Geomorphology: Process, Form and Change in Drylands

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 181-207

  Laity, Julie E ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arid and semi arid environments, soils containing rock fragments; Clast size reduction processes in pavements; Contemporary desert landscapes reflecting integration of geologic conditions and geomorphic processes; Desert pavement formation by aeolian aggradation and accretionary mantle; Pavement surface ecohydrology rainfall, infiltrating to shallow depths; Pavements and stone mantles; Secondary characteristics, of pavement surfaces in pavement formation; Secondary particle production, by splitting in pavement development; Subpavement vesicular horizon (Av horizon) occurrence from deserts; Surface types, hamadas and stony surfaces Arabic term, difficult bouldery terrain 'unfruitful' to cross

Indexed keywords

ARID REGIONS; LANDFORMS; SIZE DETERMINATION;

ACCRETIONARY; CLAST SIZES; ECO-HYDROLOGY; GEOLOGIC CONDITIONS; PAVEMENT SURFACE; ROCK FRAGMENTS; SECONDARY PARTICLES; SUBPAVEMENT VESICULAR HORIZON (AV-HORIZON) OCCURRENCE-FROM DESERTS;

PAVEMENTS;

EID: 84877303679     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470710777.ch9     Document Type: Chapter

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