Wind and deserts

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Contents 1 where are the world's deserts? 1.1 types of deserts 1.2 processes 1.3 types of dunes 2 remote sensing on Mars

where are the world's deserts?

true color satellite image of the Earth

where is the cloud cover?

were the clouds where you expected them?

• what time of year do you think these images were made? answer

animation of terrestrial biosphere and atmospheric patterns

• What do you notice about the cloud patterns near the equator? over North America?
• What relationship does cloud cover have to biomass (vegetation)?

types of deserts

processes

types of dunes

remote sensing on Mars

• go through lecture notes