Influence of soil texture on the binding energies of fine mineral dust particles potentially released by wind erosion

Geomorphology

Volumn 93, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 157-167

  Alfaro, Stéphane C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS EST CRÉTEIL   (France)

Author keywords

Binding energies; Desert dust; Sandblasting; Soil composition; Soil texture; Wind erosion

Indexed keywords

DUST; EOLIAN PROCESS; SALTATION; SOIL TEXTURE; WIND EROSION; WIND TUNNEL; WIND VELOCITY;

EID: 35948970947     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2007.02.012     Document Type: Article

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