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GSC 1530 Chapter 19
Deserts and Winds
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Deserts
Deserts (arid) and steppes (semiarid) lands occupy about 30-35 percent of Earth’s land surface – more than any other ecosystem type
Therefore its important to understand these environments and whether deserts are expanding or contracting (see slide)
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Don’t forget – there are polar deserts (Antarctica and most of the Arctic)!
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Deserts
Desert – a sparsely vegetated, arid region that typically receives less than ten inches of rainfall per year and where the rate of evaporation greatly exceeds the rate of precipitation
Note no mention of temperature in my definition (see slides)
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Don’t forget – there are polar deserts (Antarctica and most of the Arctic)!
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Desert Origin
Scientists recognize five major desert categories
Multiple factors contribute to desert formation – two of the most important are the Earth’s general air circulation patterns and topography (see slides)
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Rising air expands and cools; encourages rainfall
Sinking air is compressed andwarmed, inhibits rainfall
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Rain Shadow Desert Formation
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Desert Processes/Landforms
Although most think of deserts as water deficient regions, running water (when present) performs most of the erosional activity in deserts
Much of this activity is aided by ephemeral (intermittently flowing) streams that host periodic flash floods during infrequent thunderstorms (see slides)
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An ephemeral stream is called a dry wash or arroyo in the American west or a wadi In the Middle East
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Note boulders moved by previousflash floods!
Desert thunderstorm over Tucson, Arizona
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alluvial fans
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Bajada – coalesced alluvial fans
playa lake/deposits
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Desert Processes/Lanfdorms
Relevance of alluvial fans and bajadas?
See figure
Source: Earth, July 2009
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Inselberg
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Desert Processes/Landforms
Wind erosion and sediment deposition also significantly influence the desert landscape
Deflation – the lifting and removal of loose material by wind
Remember that fine-grained sediment transported by forceful winds is quite abrasive and can sculpt rocks uniquely (see slides)
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Desert Processes/Landforms
Persistent deflation may also produce a fairly common surface known as desert pavement (see slides); desert pavement is the predominant surface feature in nearly all deserts – not dunes!
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Desert Processes/Landforms
Probably the most characteristic desert landforms are the wind-deposited mounds and ridges of sands called dunes
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Sherman County, Oregon
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Factors Affecting Dune Formation
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Major Dune Types
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Consequences of migrating dunes?
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migrating dunes, Egypt
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Desert Processes/Landforms
Loess – deposit of windblown silt and clay size rock particles that mantles the topography like fallen dust
Common source of loess is deserts, but previously glaciated terrains may also host a fine-grained material called rock flour that can be eroded readily by wind
Very thick (up to 300 ft) accumulations exist in China and there are also significant deposits in the United States
Why care? Airborne loess can impact air quality and water quality; loess deposits aid soil development and agricultural productivity (see slides)
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Loess
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Importance of Loess
In some regions of the world, loess cave homes are not uncommon
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October 2001, Geotimes
Connection between loess and airand water quality?
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Possible Influence of Loess?
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Loess and Plant Productivity
Connection between loess and plant productivity?
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Desertification
Desertification – expansion, or spread, of deserts largely as a consequence of human activities
A worldwide problem, including U.S. In the U.S. moderate to severe desertification
has occurred in parts of the southwest, plains and western states in the last 150 years (see slide)
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black = desert
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Desertification
What are the major human activities that could encourage desertification? Hint: any process that would foster removal of the thin topsoil layer in an arid or semiarid region adjacent to a desert would encourage desertification
Causes?
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Desertification Causes
Clearcutting of native vegetation (drought-resistant trees and grasses like the Tallgrass Prairie) (see figure)
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Desertification
Historic extent of N. American Prairie(Illinois State University)
Big Bluestem Grass
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Desertification
Note the huge difference between the root system of a wheat plant and that of a tallgrass prairie plant!
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Desertification Causes
Overgrazing by livestock Poor farming choices (growth of water-hungry
crops prone to failure during a drought) Poor water management (excessive diversions of
surface waters/depletion of aquifers) Off-road vehicle use
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Desertification
Short- and long-term consequences of U.S. desertification, regionally and nationally?
How could desertification be reduced by actions at the local, state or federal level? (see slides)
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Dust Bowl storm near Elkhart, Kansas in 1937
Video Trailer for Dust Bowl Documentary