Eolian sediment transport on North Carolina coastal plain agricultural fields

Soil Science

Volumn 171, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 784-799

  Gares, Paul A ^a   Slattery, Michael C ^b   Pease, Patrick ^a   Phillips, Jonathan D ^c  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Eolian sediment transport; North Carolina; Soil degradation

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; COASTAL PLAIN; EOLIAN DEPOSIT; MOISTURE CONTENT; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SOIL EROSION; SOIL TYPE; WIND EROSION;

NORTH AMERICA; NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33750367528     PISSN: 0038075X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ss.0000230126.78771.7a     Document Type: Article

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