Developments in Earth Surface Processes, 8 CLIMATIC GEOMORPHOLOGY MATEO GUTIERREZ PROFESSOR OF GEOMORPHOLOGY UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA, SPAIN Translated by G. Benito, G. Desir, J.M. Garcia-Ruiz, J. Gracia, F. Gutierrez, J. Lopez-Martinez, C. Marti, J. Remondo, P. Silva and B. Valero ELSEVIER Amsterdam - Boston - Heidelberg - London - New York - Oxford Paris - San Diego - San Francisco - Singapore - Sydney - Tokyo Contents Preface ix Preface to the English language edition xiii FIRST PART Introduction and concepts 1 1 Climatic geomorphology 3 SECOND PART Geomorphology of glacial zones 33 2 Glaciers - 35 3 Glacial erosion 61 4 Glacial transport and sedimentation 91 5 Fluvioglacial erosion and sedimentation 105 6 Geomorphology applied to glacial regions 125 THIRD PART Geomorphology of periglacial zones 143 7 The periglacial environment 145 8 Periglacial landforms 171 9 Some aspects on applied geomorphology in periglacial regions 209 FOURTH PART Geomorphology of arid regions 227 10 The arid zones 229 11 Weathering processes and resulting forms 241 viii Contents 12 Desert surfaces: pavements, patterned ground, varnishes and crusts 259 13 The action of water in arid regions 285 14 Slopes in arid zones 317 15 The arid region piedmonts: glacis and alluvial fans 343 16 Desert lakes: playa lakes and sebkhas 383 FIFTH PART Aeolian geomorphology 407 17 Aeolian processes and erosive landforms 409 18 Aeolian accumulations 429 SIXTH PART Applied geomorphology and arid regions 459 19 Applied geomorphology and arid regions 461 SEVENTH PART Geomorphology of tropical zones 499 20 The humid tropics: weathering and laterites 501 21 Tropical landforms 533 22 Applied geomorphology in tropical regions 583 EIGHTH PART Geomorphology and climate change 599 23 Environmental change 601 24 Climate change in glacial and periglacial regions 615 25 Climate change in arid and tropical humid regions 643 References 697 Subject Index 753.