ppt课件-chapter16 deserts- kean university（chapter16沙漠-肯恩大学）.pptVIP

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Transport By Wind No dissolved load Suspended Load- most consist of dust (silt, clay, pollen, bacteria, salt crystals, etc.) Bed Load- sediments moved along or near the ground Rolling or saltation- bed loads lifted off the ground momentarily due to force of collision with other grains Transport of Wind-Borne Sediment Suspended Load Transports Sahara sediment to Caribbean and Amazon Rain Forest Deposition of Dunes Reduced wind velocity results in sediments deposition Dunes are hills of loose wind-bor