Nov. 13
From GeoClasses
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Topics from chapter 19
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wind as an agent of transport
- wind strength
- particle size
- materials
- dust
- sand
- loess (out of order)
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erosion by wind
- sandblasting
- frosting
- desert pavement
- see fig. 19.7
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wind depositional features
- sand dunes
- where they form
- how they move
- anatomy of a sand dune
- see fig. 19.11
- dune shapes
- barchan
- blowout
- transverse
- linear
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global distribution of deserts
- role of plate tectonics
- role of climate
- role of humans
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desert sediments and weathering
- desert varnish
- streams and erosion
- alluvial sediments
- eolian sediments
- evaporite sediments
- playa lakes
- playas
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desert features
- pediments
- see fig. 19.20
- dry washes
- wadis
