Aeolian dust in a saline playa environment, Nevada, U.S.A.

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 365-381

  Blank, R R ^a   Young, J A ^a   Allen, F L ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aeolian dust; Nitrate; Oxalate; Playa; Potassium; Salsola paulsenii; Sulfate

Indexed keywords

ARID ENVIRONMENT; EOLIAN DEPOSIT; EOLIAN PROCESS; PLAYA; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SOLUTE;

NEVADA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032809245     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.1998.0491     Document Type: Article

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