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- https://geo.libretexts.org/Courses/Gettysburg_College/Book%3A_An_Introduction_to_Geology_(Johnson_Affolter_Inkenbrandt_and_Mosher)/13%3A_Deserts/13.04%3A_Desert_LandformsIn deserts like those of the American Southwest, streams draining mountains flow through canyons and emerge into adjacent valleys. As the stream emerges from the narrow canyon and spreads out, and wit...In deserts like those of the American Southwest, streams draining mountains flow through canyons and emerge into adjacent valleys. As the stream emerges from the narrow canyon and spreads out, and with a lower slope angle and slower speeds and no longer constrained by the canyon walls, it drops its coarser load. As the channel fills with this conglomeratic material, the stream is deflected around it.
- https://geo.libretexts.org/Courses/Fullerton_College/Introduction_to_Geology/13%3A_Deserts/13.04%3A_Desert_LandformsIn deserts like those of the American Southwest, streams draining mountains flow through canyons and emerge into adjacent valleys. As the stream emerges from the narrow canyon and spreads out, and wit...In deserts like those of the American Southwest, streams draining mountains flow through canyons and emerge into adjacent valleys. As the stream emerges from the narrow canyon and spreads out, and with a lower slope angle and slower speeds and no longer constrained by the canyon walls, it drops its coarser load. As the channel fills with this conglomeratic material, the stream is deflected around it.
- https://geo.libretexts.org/Courses/Fullerton_College/Introduction_to_Earth_Science_(Ikeda)/13%3A_Deserts/13.04%3A_Desert_LandformsIn deserts like those of the American Southwest, streams draining mountains flow through canyons and emerge into adjacent valleys. As the stream emerges from the narrow canyon and spreads out, and wit...In deserts like those of the American Southwest, streams draining mountains flow through canyons and emerge into adjacent valleys. As the stream emerges from the narrow canyon and spreads out, and with a lower slope angle and slower speeds and no longer constrained by the canyon walls, it drops its coarser load. As the channel fills with this conglomeratic material, the stream is deflected around it.
- https://geo.libretexts.org/Courses/SUNY_Potsdam/Sedimentary_Geology%3A_Rocks_Environments_and_Stratigraphy/07%3A_Chemical_Biochemical_and_Other_Sedimentary_Rocks/7.01%3A_EvaporitesEvaporite sedimentary rocks form when minerals precipitate from a saline brine created by evaporation. Evaporites are composed of a variety of minerals, but gypsum, anhydrite, halite, K and Mg salts ...Evaporite sedimentary rocks form when minerals precipitate from a saline brine created by evaporation. Evaporites are composed of a variety of minerals, but gypsum, anhydrite, halite, K and Mg salts are the most abundant. Evaporite minerals form in a predictable sequence related to brine chemistry. Thick evaporite deposits occur in basins where continued influx of waters enriched in dissolved materials. Differential loading can cause evaporites to flow and deform.
- https://geo.libretexts.org/Courses/Coastline_College/An_Introduction_To_Geology_-_Coastline_College/13%3A_Deserts/13.04%3A_Desert_LandformsA variety of unique landforms form in deserts. Oftentimes they form as a result of the wind, lack of water, or periodic flash flooding. The last of these three things often causes big changes in the l...A variety of unique landforms form in deserts. Oftentimes they form as a result of the wind, lack of water, or periodic flash flooding. The last of these three things often causes big changes in the landscape due to the rapidly flowing water.
- https://geo.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Geology/Book%3A_An_Introduction_to_Geology_(Johnson_Affolter_Inkenbrandt_and_Mosher)/13%3A_Deserts/13.04%3A_Desert_LandformsIn deserts like those of the American Southwest, streams draining mountains flow through canyons and emerge into adjacent valleys. As the stream emerges from the narrow canyon and spreads out, and wit...In deserts like those of the American Southwest, streams draining mountains flow through canyons and emerge into adjacent valleys. As the stream emerges from the narrow canyon and spreads out, and with a lower slope angle and slower speeds and no longer constrained by the canyon walls, it drops its coarser load. As the channel fills with this conglomeratic material, the stream is deflected around it.
- https://geo.libretexts.org/Courses/California_State_University_Los_Angeles/Book%3A_An_Introduction_to_Geology_(Johnson_Affolter_Inkenbrandt_and_Mosher)/16%3A_Deserts/16.04%3A_Desert_LandformsIn deserts like those of the American Southwest, streams draining mountains flow through canyons and emerge into adjacent valleys. As the stream emerges from the narrow canyon and spreads out, and wit...In deserts like those of the American Southwest, streams draining mountains flow through canyons and emerge into adjacent valleys. As the stream emerges from the narrow canyon and spreads out, and with a lower slope angle and slower speeds and no longer constrained by the canyon walls, it drops its coarser load. As the channel fills with this conglomeratic material, the stream is deflected around it.
- https://geo.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Geography_(Physical)/The_Environment_of_the_Earth's_Surface_(Southard)/09%3A_Deserts/9.03%3A_A_Brief_Summary_of_Desert_FeaturesBecause eolian transport of sand, and the construction of eolian dunes large and small, is perhaps the most striking characteristic of deserts (even though, as noted above, fluvial sediment transport ...Because eolian transport of sand, and the construction of eolian dunes large and small, is perhaps the most striking characteristic of deserts (even though, as noted above, fluvial sediment transport is much more effective in shaping the landscapes of deserts), I’ll concentrate in the following sections on eolian saltation and eolian dunes. But in this section I’ll mention just briefly several other aspects of deserts.
- https://geo.libretexts.org/Courses/SUNY_Potsdam/Sedimentary_Geology%3A_Rocks_Environments_and_Stratigraphy/10%3A_Depositional_Environments/10.02%3A_DesertsDeserts form in arid environments where water is limited and wind is the primary mechanism for sediment transport. Desert deposits are characterized by thick sets of cross-bedded sandstones and a com...Deserts form in arid environments where water is limited and wind is the primary mechanism for sediment transport. Desert deposits are characterized by thick sets of cross-bedded sandstones and a combination of evaporites, mud, gravel, and fluvial deposits in interdune areas.
