Variations of sand transportation rates in sandy grasslands along a desertification gradient in northern China

Catena

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 255-272

  Li, Feng Rui ^a   Zhang, Hua ^a   Zhang, Tong Hui ^a   Shirato, Yasuhito ^b  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR AGRO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Desertification level; Sandy grassland; Surface properties; Surface roughness length; Vegetation cover; Wind regime; Wind stress

Indexed keywords

DESERTIFICATION; GRASSLAND; SOIL EROSION; VEGETATION COVER; WIND STRESS;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 1242297294     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0341-8162(03)00039-0     Document Type: Article

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