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Arabian Deserts, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2006 Nature, Origin and Evolution

Langue : Anglais

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Couverture de l’ouvrage Arabian Deserts

This is the first comprehensive survey of all the deserts of Arabia, based largely on the author?s 50 years of experience there. The text deals with every kind of desert in the region, from vast sand seas to clay pans and stony plains to volcanic flows. Along with dune types unique to the region the author outlines climatic changes, current ecology and human influence on desertification.

Definitions of deserts.- Types of deserts and landform regions of Arabia.- Geological setting of Arabian deserts.- Influences of climate.- Ecology of Arabian deserts.- Watercourses and rivers of Arabia.- Arabian sand seas.- Lesser dunefields of Arabia.- Types of desert dunes in Arabia.- Sources of sand for Arabian sand dune deserts.- Mechanisms of sand accumulation.- Sedimentology of Arabian dune sands.- Desert dust and loess.- Stony and rocky deserts of Arabia.- Deserts of interior drainage basins.- Coastal deserts of Arabia.- Desert plains, steppes, and plateaux.- Mountain deserts of Arabia.- Dating methods as applied to Arabian deserts and deposits.- Evolution of Arabian deserts and their chronology.

Only book with comprehensive cover of Arabian deserts

Only coverage of deserts of all types in all of Arabia

Unique illustrated account and classification of landforms

Aeolian processes, sand seas and dunes of Arabia detailed

Climate past and present in Arabia, plus ecology described

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Ouvrage de 592 p.

15.5x23.5 cm

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242,64 €

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Ouvrage de 400 p.

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