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Andrew Goudie
Desert Landscapes of the World with Google Earth [PDF ebook]

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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.

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Table of Content

Introduction to Deserts.- Introduction to Google Earth.- Dunes.- Other aeolian phenomena.- Weathering phenomena.- Structural Landforms.- Hydrological features.- Climatic change.- Human impacts.- Bibliography.- Index.

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Language English ● Format PDF ● Pages 271 ● ISBN 9783031151798 ● File size 50.6 MB ● Publisher Springer International Publishing ● City Cham ● Country CH ● Published 2023 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 8778654 ● Copy protection Social DRM

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