Accumulation of salt-rich dust from Owens Lake playa in nearby alluvial soils

Aeolian Research

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 23-29

  Quick, Dayna J ^a   Chadwick, Oliver A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Desert soils; Desiccation; Mineral aerosols

Indexed keywords

ACCUMULATION RATE; ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DESICCATION; DUST; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; PIEDMONT; PLAYA; POINT SOURCE; SALT; SOIL CHEMISTRY; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT;

CALIFORNIA; OWENS LAKE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79957540731     PISSN: 18759637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aeolia.2011.03.004     Document Type: Article

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