Aeolian sediment transport following wildfire in sagebrush steppe

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 73, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 912-919

  Sankey, J B ^a   Germino, M J ^b   Glenn, N F ^b  

^a IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Nucl Eng Idaho State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Fire; Sagebrush steppe; Saltation; Sediment flux; Wind erosion

Indexed keywords

EOLIAN DEPOSIT; SALTATION; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEMIARID REGION; SOIL EROSION; WILDFIRE; WIND EROSION;

IDAHO; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ARTEMISIA TRIDENTATA;

EID: 67649381657     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2009.03.016     Document Type: Article

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