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BL
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809563
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b623579
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| Title & Author
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Geomorphology of desert environments /\ edited by Anthony J. Parsons and Athol D. Abrahams.
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| Edition Statement
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2nd ed.
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| Publication Statement
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[New York] :: Springer,, ©2009.
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1 online resource
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| ISBN
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1402057199
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: 9781402057199
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: 9781402057182
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: 1402057180
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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""Preface to the First Edition""; ""Preface to the Second Edition""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Contributors""; ""Part I Introduction""; ""Chapter 1 Geomorphology of Desert Environments""; ""Chapter 2 Global Deserts and Their Geomorphological Diversity""; ""Chapter 3 Desert Ecogeomorphology""; ""Part II Weathering""; ""Chapter 4 Weathering Processes and Forms""; ""Chapter 5 Aridic Soils, Patterned Ground, and Desert Pavements""; ""Chapter 6 Duricrusts""; ""Chapter 7 Desert Rock Coatings""; ""Part III Hillslopes""; ""Chapter 8 Rock Slopes""; ""Chapter 9 Rock-Mantled Slopes""
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""Chapter 10 Badlands and Gullying""""Part IV Rivers""; ""Chapter 11 Catchment and Channel Hydrology""; ""Chapter 12 Dryland Rivers: Processes and Forms""; ""Part V Piedmonts""; ""Chapter 13 Pediments in Arid Environments""; ""Chapter 14 Processes and Forms of Alluvial Fans""; ""Part VI Lake Basins""; ""Chapter 15 Hemiarid Lake Basins: Hydrographic Patterns""; ""Chapter 16 Hemiarid Lake Basins: Geomorphic Patterns""; ""Part VII Aeolian Surfaces""; ""Chapter 17 Aeolian Sediment Transport""; ""Chapter 18 Dune Morphology and Dynamics""
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""Chapter 19 Landforms, Landscapes, and Processes of Aeolian Erosion""""Chapter 20 Dust""; ""Part VIII Climatic Change""; ""Chapter 21 Rock Varnish and its Use to Study Climatic Change in Geomorphic Settings""; ""Chapter 22 Hillslopes as Evidence of Climatic Change""; ""Chapter 23 River Landforms and Sediments: Evidence of Climatic Change""; ""Chapter 24 The Role of Climatic Change in Alluvial Fan Development""; ""Chapter 25 Evidence for Climate Change From Desert Basin Palaeolakes""; ""Chapter 26 Palaeoclimatic Interpretations From Desert Dunes and Sediments""
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""Chapter 27 Early Humans in Dryland Environments: A Geoarchaeological Perspective""""Chapter 28 Cenozoic Climates in Deserts""; ""Index""
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| Subject
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Deserts.
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Geomorphology.
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Deserts.
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Geomorphology.
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| Dewey Classification
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551.41
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| LC Classification
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GB611.G465 2009
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| Added Entry
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Parsons, A. J.
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Abrahams, A. D., (Athol D.),1946-
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