Arabian deserts : nature, origin and evolution

Definitions of deserts; Types of deserts and landform regions of Arabia; Geological setting of Arabian deserts; Influences of climate; Ecology of Arabian deserts; Watercourses and rivers of Arabia; Arabian sand seas; Lesser dunefields of Arabia; Types of desert dunes in Arabia; Sources of sand for Arabian sand dune deserts; Mechanisms of sand accumulation; Sedimentology of Arabian dune sands; Desert dust and loess; Stony and rocky deserts of Arabia; Deserts of interior drainage basins; Coastal deserts of Arabia; Desert plains, steppes, and plateaux; Mountain deserts of Arabia.
Providing coverage of the deserts of Arabia, this volume describes distinctive landforms of Arabia deserts. It deals with different types of desert found there, including those formed by great sand seas, dunefields, evaporites, clay pans, stony plains, volcanic flows, desert plateaux and mountains, deltas, and desert islands.