Predicting wind erodibility of loessial soils in the pacific northwest by particle sizing

Arid Land Research and Management

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 13-27

  Chandler, D G ^a   Saxton, K E ^b   Busacca, A J ^b  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aridisols; Columbia Plateau; Mollisols; Particle size distribution; Soil erodibility; Soil texture; Wind tunnel

Indexed keywords

ARIDOSOL; ERODIBILITY; LOESS; PARTICLE SIZE; SALTATION; SOIL EROSION; SOIL TEXTURE; WIND TUNNEL;

COLUMBIA PLATEAU; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 11244299658     PISSN: 15324982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15324980590887074     Document Type: Article

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