Physics of desertification book pdf download

Author: Farouk El-Baz

About the Author: Farouk El-Baz, born on January 2, 1938 in the city of Zagazig, is an Egyptian-American scientist who worked for NASA to help plan geological exploration of the moon, such as choosing landing sites for the Apollo missions and training astronauts to choose suitable samples of lunar soil and bring them to Earth for analysis and study. Farouk El-Baz is married and has four daughters and six grandchildren. He is the brother of Osama El-Baz, the supreme advisor to former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. Currently, El-Baz is Professor of Scientific Research and Director of the Center for Remote Sensing at Boston University, in Boston, Massachusetts. He is also an assistant professor of geology at Ain Shams University in Cairo, Egypt. He is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Geological Society of America Foundation in Boulder, Colorado, a member of the Leaders Board of CRDF Global, and a member of the US National Academy of Engineering in Washington.

Physics of desertification book pdf download By Farouk El-Baz

Deserts are parts of the Earth that receive little or no rain; 25 cm or less per year. The physical processes that act upon these parched lands are vastly different from those that shape the more humid parts of the terrestrial landmasses. In the desert, wind is a major agent of erosion and transportation. As the results of recent space missions have indicated, this is also true in the case of the planet Mars. Thus, our understanding of desert processes sheds light on fundamental planetary processes that may apply on any planetary body that is enveloped by a windy atmosphere. An understanding of the physical layout of arid lands, and the nature of processes that initiate changes therein is also fundamental to thoughtful utilization of these lands for the benefit of mankind. It is with this in mind that we prepared this book for publication. We believe that the collection of articles in this book will be useful to scientists who are interested in desert landforms and processes, and to planners of economic develop­ ment of arid lands. The book also serves as a guide for students as to the state of our knowledge in this field as well as to the topics that require additional research.

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