Dust production and the release of iron oxides resulting from the aeolian abrasion of natural dune sands

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 95-106

  Bullard, Joanna E ^a   White, Kevin ^b  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aeolian abrasion; Fine particle production; High resolution spectroscopy; Iron oxides

Indexed keywords

ABRASION; CLAY; COATINGS; IRON OXIDES; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; REFLECTION; SAND; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; TRAJECTORIES;

AEOLIAN ABRASION; CLAY COATINGS; HIGH RESOLUTION SPECTROSCOPY; NATURAL DUNE SANDS;

DUST;

ABRASION; DUST; EOLIAN PROCESS; IRON OXIDE; PARTICLE SIZE; SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 13244249899     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/esp.1148     Document Type: Article

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