The Wolfforth field experiment: A wind erosion study

Soil Science

Volumn 161, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 616-632

  Stout, John E ^a   Zobeck, Ted M ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DUST; FIELD EXPERIMENT; GRAIN; HEIGHT; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PARTICLE SIZE; SAMPLER; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SENSOR; SOIL; UNITED STATES; WIND EROSION;

EROSION; STORMS; WIND EFFECTS;

GRAIN SIZE; MICROMETEOROLOGY; SALTATION; SOIL MOVEMENT; SUSPENSION; WIND EROSION;

USA, TEXAS, TEXAS HIGH PLAINS; USA, TEXAS, WOLFFORTH;

EID: 0029659565     PISSN: 0038075X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00010694-199609000-00006     Document Type: Article

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