Depressions of the Northern Portion of the Southern High Plains of Eastern New Mexico

Judson, Sheldon

doi:10.1130/0016-7606(1950)61[253:dotnpo]2.0.co;2

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“…Differences between ancient dune swale and crest rock. This irregular depositional process may account for much of the hummocky surface of the Ogallala caprock although subsequent solution, as suggested by Judson (1950) and Reeves (1971), could produce a similar topography. Swineford and others (1958) argued that the caliche is a result of soilforming processes and suggested that eolian deposits may have contributed calcium carbonate.…”

Section: Caliche Caprockmentioning

confidence: 81%

Eolian features of the southern high plains and their relationship to windflow patterns

Carlisle¹,

Marrs²

1982

Geological Society of America Special Papers

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An interpretation of eolian features for part of the southern high plains demonstrates the use of remote sensing as an inexpensive and easily applicable tool for identifying long-term wind patterns in regions of moderate relief. Eolian features useful in such an interpretation are sand dunes, blowouts, dust plumes, clay dunes, and wind-formed playas. Although the relief is low to moderate in this area of the high plains, topographic channeling is the most important factor in determining high wind-energy areas.The multidirectional wind regime of the southern high plains has produced a unique set of eolian features. Migration of parabolic dunes in the Mescalero dune field shows several directions of movement. The Monahans-Kermit dunes are also a result of conflicting winds from several directions. They show no discernable migration direction, are partially stabilized, and have a complex dune morphology.Under this multidirectional wind regime, playas are oriented normal to the winter winds that occur during the season when the playas are dry. This orientation is interpreted as a result of progradation of clay dunes toward the playa.Interpretation of eolian features detectable on LANDSAT imagery provided the information for regional assessment of windflow patterns in the southern high plains. A map was compiled summarizing the interpretations. Recorded wind data were correlated with the interpretation and are summarized for reference.

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Section: Caliche Caprockmentioning

confidence: 81%

Eolian features of the southern high plains and their relationship to windflow patterns

Carlisle¹,

Marrs²

1982

Geological Society of America Special Papers

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“…First, percolating groundwater can lead to pan-floor subsidence by direct dissolution processes (Baker, 1915;Judson, 1950;Osterkamp and Wood, 1987), as discussed in more detail in Chapter 15. Second, a long-term reduction in groundwater head levels can lead to a change in the status of a playa, e.g.…”

Section: Groundwater and Pan/playa Developmentmentioning

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Groundwater Controls and Processes

Nash

2011

Arid Zone Geomorphology

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“…Monroe 1966;Panos & Stelcl 1968;Sweeting 1969;Walkden & Davies 1983;Mustard & Donaldson 1990), but they are also known from mature calcretes with detrital hosts (e.g. Judson 1950;Partridge & Brink 1967;Netterberg 1980;Allen 1986;Balin 1993). Partridge & Brink (1967) suggested that wedging of deep-rooting vegetation may be significant in initiating or enlarging joints within calcretes, thereby facilitating solution along these lines of weakness.…”

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Calcrete morphology and karst development in the Upper Old Red Sandstone at Milton Ness, Scotland

Balin

2000

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The Upper Old Red Sandstone at Milton Ness, Scotland, is notable for its excellent preservation of calcrete textures, which are comparable with some of the best Quaternary examples. It is also significant for the implications that can be drawn from the association between karst and calcrete, with this example interpreted to have formed entirely within a semi-arid environment. Karst cavities were developed in a mature hardpan calcrete, generated in sandy fluvial sediments with associated aeolian deposits. Subsequent to karst cavity generation, clasts derived from the subaerially exposed hardpan were locally transported and deposited as a laterally traceable bed connecting the tops of all the cavities. Both this bed and the karst infills were subsequently recalcretized in the final phase of the profile's evolution. Although calcrete-karst associations often are interpreted as the alternation between semi-arid and humid climates, respectively, this example is interpreted to be a result of water accumulating on the nearly impervious hardpan surface under fairly constant semiarid conditions, evidenced by the recalcretization of both the karst infill and the calcretederived breccia ('boulder calcrete'). Additional substrate modification also has taken place by plant roots; the remarkable development of rhizoliths in these Old Red Sandstone sediments should emphasize the need to consider plant influence on other non-marine rocks of post-Silurian age.

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Depressions of the Northern Portion of the Southern High Plains of Eastern New Mexico

Cited by 31 publications

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Eolian features of the southern high plains and their relationship to windflow patterns

Eolian features of the southern high plains and their relationship to windflow patterns

Groundwater Controls and Processes

Calcrete morphology and karst development in the Upper Old Red Sandstone at Milton Ness, Scotland

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