Andrew Goudie

Desert Landscapes of the World with Google Earth

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book presents an introduction to desert landscapes-primarily landforms that are natural and man-made. It is based around the presentation of a series of beautiful and informative annotated Google Earth images. These are accompanied by text that describes the feature(s) concerned, their location, and their origin. There are also, in some cases, ground images taken by the author.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer / Springer International Publishing / Springer, Berlin
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-3-031-15178-1
• 1st ed. 2022
• Seitenzahl: 284
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Januar 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 285mm x 215mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 1035g
• ISBN-13: 9783031151781
• ISBN-10: 303115178X
• Artikelnr.: 64549960

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction to Deserts

Introduction to Google Earth

Dunes

Aeolianite

Barchans

Domes

Lunettes

Nebkhas

Network

Parabolics

Reversing

Sandseas

Shadow

Stars

Topographic

Transverse

Other aeolian phenomena

Erosion

Pans

Streaks

Yardangs

Weathering phenomena

Caprocks

Core stones

Dayas

Patterned ground

Pits

Sabkhas

Trona pinnacles

Tufas

Varnish

Structural Landforms

Inselbergs

Circular structures

Sandstone terrains

Hydrological features

Alluvial fans

Arroyos

Badlands

Brousse tigrée

External rivers

Groundwater sapping

Interdunal lakes

Pediments

Salt lakes

Spring mounds

Spring sapping

Climatic change

Fossil dunes

Inverted relief

Lake shorelines

Relict meanders

Human impacts

Centre-pivots and other irrigation systems

Channelisation

Dams

Erosion control

Lake desiccation

Off-road effects

Offshore islands & marinas

Qanat

Salt exploitation, including lithium

Wind erosion

Wind power

Bibliography

Index