Wind erosion from cropland in the USA: A review of problems, solutions and prospects

Geoderma

Volumn 121, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 157-167

  Nordstrom, Karl F ^a   Hotta, Shintaro ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dust; Respiratory problems; Sediment transport; Soil stabilization; Wind erosion; Windbreaks

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; DUST; HERBICIDES; MANAGEMENT; PLANTS (BOTANY); SURFACE ROUGHNESS; WIND EFFECTS;

DUST BLOWING; WIND EROSION;

EROSION;

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SOIL STABILIZATION; WIND EROSION;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 3042806902     PISSN: 00167061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2003.11.012     Document Type: Review

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