Effects of enhanced wind erosion on surface soil texture and characteristics of windblown sediments

Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences

Volumn 114, Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Li, Junran ^a   Okin, Gregory S ^b   Epstein, Howard E ^c  

^a Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DESERT; GRASSLAND; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SOIL TEXTURE; WIND EROSION; WIND FORCING;

NEW MEXICO; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70349263620     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JG000903     Document Type: Article

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