On the effect of moisture bonding forces in air-dry soils on threshold friction velocity of wind erosion

Sedimentology

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 597-609

  Ravi, Sujith ^a   Zobeck, Ted M ^b   Over, Thomas M ^c   Okin, Gregory S ^a   D'Odorico, Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aeolian processes; Desertification; Soil moisture; Wind erosion

Indexed keywords

FRICTION; MOISTURE; SOIL; SOIL MOISTURE; WIND EROSION; WIND VELOCITY;

EID: 33646682565     PISSN: 00370746     EISSN: 13653091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3091.2006.00775.x     Document Type: Article

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