Topic Description

Topic Description
# Topic Description Syllabus
1 Introduction to desert geomorphology terminology-Global Deserts and Their Geomorphological Diversity
2 River forms in Arid Zones, Erosion Cycle
3 Weathering Processes and Forms, Desert Geomorphology Units
4 Late Quaternary evolution, Piedmont and pediment
5 Alluvial fans, formation and process, debris flow and pavement
6 Desert pavement, Soil Crust, biological soil crust and development
7 Inselberg: formation and classification, the recognizing and mapping piedmont types by topography maps and imagery data
8 Inselberg: formation and classification, the recognizing and mapping piedmont types by topography maps and imagery data
9 Playa Unit, classification, formation and distribution in Iran
10 Kavir and slaty -clay pan, Sabkha, Chott, wetlands and Coastal Sabkha, soil and mineral compositions
11 Geomorphologicla aggregation zone, clay plain (Dagh) and, soil and deposition development, over-pumping and subsidence fissures
12 Aeolian Process, wind erosion and classification of winds
13 Wind erosion, detachment, transportation, and deposition
14 Kavir and slaty -clay pan, Sabkha, Chott, wetlands and Coastal Sabkha, soil and mineral compositions
15 Aeolian deposition zone, Erg and dunes, formation and classification
16 Sand dunes, formation and classification, Coastal sand dunes
17 Exam, Field trip and investigation of landforms in the nature
18 Wind erosion, detachment, transportation, and deposition
19 Creep, saltation, and suspension, Deflation and abrasion, wind threshold velocity
20 Sand dunes, formation and classification, Coastal sand dunes
21 Loess, Dust and sand dust storms
22 Field trip and providing desert geomorphology map
23 Field Trip