Scaling from field to region for wind erosion prediction using the Wind Erosion Prediction System and geographical information systems

Journal of Soil and Water Conservation

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 321-328

  Feng, Guanglong ^a   Sharratt, Brenton ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Air quality; Geographical information system (GIS); Particulate matter; Soil Survey Geographic database; Wind erodibility groups; Wind erodibility index; Wind erosion; Wind Erosion Prediction System

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL SOIL; AIR QUALITY; DATABASE; ERODIBILITY; GIS; PARTICULATE MATTER; PREDICTION; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL EROSION; WIND EROSION;

ADAMS COUNTY [WASHINGTON]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

EID: 34848901083     PISSN: 00224561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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