Mass movements
Different mass movements occur on slopes under different conditions. We'll look at four types; rockfall, mudflow, landslip and soil creep.
Rockfall
Rockfall is the rapid, free-fall of rock from a steep cliff...
Bedload: ensemble des particules en mouvement par roulement, traction et saltation sur le lit d'un cours d'eau. Il s'agit généralement de galets et de sable.
Suspended load: partie de la charge sédimentaire d'un écoulement, transportée...
In this article the expression "hot deserts" refers to areas characterized by a lack of vegetation cover, non-polar environments, dry, arid or semi-arid deserts.
The low rainfall conditions are essentially due to zonal tropical climates (e.g...