Arid morphodynamic system of Trans-Altai Gobi

Abstract

Arid morphodynamic system of the Trans-Altai Gobi (Mongolia) includes a complex of present exogenous relief-forming processes and landforms. Mountain and plain relief of deserts and semideserts at the south of the Mongolia Peoples Republic is modelled by fluvial, eolian, slope processes and by processes of arid denudation. The processes result mostly in stony deserts (hammada) dissected by valleys and dry channels. A classification of erosional landforms is developed.