Soil crusting on sandy soils and its influence on wind erosion

Catena

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-16

  Rajot, J L ^a,b   Alfaro, S C ^a   Gomes, L ^a   Gaudichet, A ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE INTERUNIVERSITAIRE DES SYSTÈMES ATMOSPHÉRIQUES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS EST CRÉTEIL   (France)

Author keywords

Aeolian dust; Sahel; Structural crust; Supply limitation; Wind erosion

Indexed keywords

EOLIAN DEPOSIT; SANDY SOIL; SOIL CRUST; WIND EROSION;

AFRICA; SAHEL [SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA]; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 0037917541     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0341-8162(02)00201-1     Document Type: Article

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