Monitoring surface changes in Desert areas

US Geological Survey Professional Paper

Volumn , Issue 1598, 1999, Pages 1-27

  Breed, Carol S ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DESERT; EOLIAN PROCESS; GLOBAL CHANGE; LAND SURFACE; WIND EROSION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032834663     PISSN: 10449612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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