Winds and Deserts

4/9/01


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Table of Contents

Winds and Deserts

Earthís Deserts

Variations in the Quantity of Heat

Dissipation of Excess of Heat

Circulation Patterns

Pressure

Air Pressure

Clouds

Wind Patterns

The Electromagnetic Spectrum

Greenhouse Effect

The Solar Budget (I)

The Solar Budget (II)

Aeolian Sedimentation

Dust Storm

Ventifact

Pitting Due to Sand Blasting

Reg - A Pebble Desert

Dune Formation

Development of Dunes

Dune Types

Dunes

Dunes Migrate

Yardangs

Loess

Author: John C Butler

Email: jbutler@uh.edu