Validation of WEPS for soil and PM10 loss from agricultural fields within the Columbia Plateau of the United States

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 743-753

  Feng, G ^a   Sharratt, B ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Air quality; Columbia Plateau; Creep; PM10; Saltation; Standalone erosion model; Suspension; Validation; WEPS; Wind erosion

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; LANDFORMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SOILS; WIND EFFECTS;

SALTATION; SOIL LOSS; WIND EROSION;

EROSION;

AIR QUALITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EROSION; LANDFORMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SOILS; WIND EFFECTS;

AIR QUALITY; CREEP; PARTICULATE MATTER; SALTATION; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; WIND EROSION;

COLUMBIA PLATEAU; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 34247503287     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: 10969837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/esp.1434     Document Type: Article

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