Abraded Systems

Treatise on Geomorphology

Volumn 11, Issue , 2013, Pages 269-286

  Laity, J E ^a   Bridges, N T ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Applied Physics Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Abrasion; Deflation; Desert; Desert depression; Inverted relief; Mars; Pan; Ventifact; Yardang

Indexed keywords

EID: 84903409305     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-374739-6.00307-9     Document Type: Chapter

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