Geomorphology of Desert Environments

Geomorphology of Desert Environments.- Global Deserts and Their Geomorphological Diversity.- Desert Ecogeomorphology.- Weathering.- Weathering Processes and Forms.- Aridic Soils, Patterned Ground, and Desert Pavements.- Duricrusts.- Desert Rock Coatings.- Hillslopes.- Rock Slopes.- Rock-Mantled Slopes.- Badlands and Gullying.- Rivers.- Catchment and Channel Hydrology.- Dryland Rivers: Processes and Forms.- Piedmonts.- Pediments in Arid Environments.- Processes and Forms of Alluvial Fans.- Lake Basins.- Hemiarid Lake Basins: Hydrographic Patterns.- Hemiarid Lake Basins: Geomorphic Patterns.- Aeolian Surfaces.- Aeolian Sediment Transport.- Dune Morphology and Dynamics.- Landforms, Landscapes, and Processes of Aeolian Erosion.- Dust.- Climatic Change.- Rock Varnish and its Use to Study Climatic Change in Geomorphic Settings.- Hillslopes as Evidence of Climatic Change.- River Landforms and Sediments: Evidence of Climatic Change.- The Role of Climatic Change in Alluvial Fan Development.- Evidence for Climate Change From Desert Basin Palaeolakes.- Palaeoclimatic Interpretations From Desert Dunes and Sediments.- Early Humans in Dryland Environments: A Geoarchaeological Perspective.- Cenozoic Climates in Deserts.