Abstract
Desert landforms are characterized by an abundance of 'bare' rock and mineral surfaces. Mountains host widespread exposures of bedrock. Gravel desert pavements cap alluvial terraces and fans. Even sand dunes are themselves composed of rock fragments exposed to the atmosphere without substantive plant cover. This chapter focuses on an irony, that the supposed fundamental bare-rock nature of desert landforms stretches the truth.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Geomorphology of Desert Environments |
| Publisher | Springer Netherlands |
| Pages | 153-186 |
| Number of pages | 34 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781402057182 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2009 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Environmental Science(all)
- Earth and Planetary Sciences(all)