Seasonal variations of saltation activity on a high plains saline playa: Yellow lake, Texas

Physical Geography

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 61-76

  Stout, John E ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aeolian; Deflation; Dust; Playa; Saltation; Southern high plains

Indexed keywords

DEFLATION; DUST; EOLIAN PROCESS; PLAYA; SALTATION; SEASONAL VARIATION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0142166848     PISSN: 02723646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2747/0272-3646.24.1.61     Document Type: Article

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