A field-scale analysis of the dependence of wind erosion threshold velocity on air humidity

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 32, Issue 21, 2005, Pages 1-4

  Ravi, Sujith ^a   D'Odorico, Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARID REGIONS; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; CLIMATE CONTROL; MOISTURE; SOIL MECHANICS; WIND;

AIR HUMIDITY; FIELD-SCALE ANALYSIS; HYDROCLIMATIC CONTROL; SOIL MOISTURE; THRESHOLD VELOCITY; WIND EROSION;

METEOROLOGY;

HUMIDITY; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; WIND EROSION; WIND VELOCITY;

EID: 29344461512     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005GL023675     Document Type: Article

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