Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Rausch, Randolf
• Simon, Theo
• Al Ajmi, Hussain
• Dirks, Heiko

Titel

The scarp lands of Saudi Arabia

Ist Teil von

• Arabian journal of geosciences, 2014-06, Vol.7 (6), p.2437-2450

Ort / Verlag

Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg

Erscheinungsjahr

2014

Quelle

SpringerNature Journals

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• In central Saudi Arabia, the combination of rock types and sedimentary bedding created a unique scarp landscape. The escarpments were formed during Late Miocene through Early Quaternary times. At present, cuesta formation and migration are restricted to the actual escarpments as a consequence of negligible sediment removal. The plains between the escarpments are sealed through periodically active fluvial processes and through eolian sedimentation. In this publication, the major escarpments of central Saudi Arabia are described. The interactions between tectonics, climate, and morphogenesis which created this unique landscape are reviewed.