ppt课件-lecture12 surface processes ichemicalandphysical（lecture12表面过程ichemicalandphysical）.pptVIP

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Sedimentary environments: Terrestrial I. Fluvial (rivers and streams of all kinds and sizes) a. Alluvial Fans We saw alluvial fans on the field trip. They form where drainages exit mountain fronts onto surrounding lowlands. Individual fans may merge to form a piedmont slope (like Pasadena). In arid regions like California, sediment transport on alluvial fans is dominated by debris flows like mudslides and landslides, and by periodic stream flows that divide the fan into channel and overbank deposits. Sorting is poor, but increases downst