Dust emissions from undisturbed and disturbed, crusted playa surfaces: Cattle trampling effects

Aeolian Research

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 31-41

  Baddock, Matthew C ^a   Zobeck, Ted M ^a   Van Pelt, R Scott ^a   Fredrickson, Ed L ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic dust; Mineral aerosols; Playas; Wind erosion; Wind tunnel

Indexed keywords

ABRASION; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; DUST; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; PARTICULATE FLUX; PLAYA; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; TRAMPLING; WIND EROSION; WIND TUNNEL;

CHIHUAHUAN DESERT;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 79957553851     PISSN: 18759637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aeolia.2011.03.007     Document Type: Article

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