Beneficial effects of wind erosion: Concepts, measurements and modeling

Aeolian Research

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 81-86

  Poortinga, Ate ^a   Visser, Saskia M ^a   Riksen, Micel J P M ^a   Stroosnijder, Leo ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aeolian processes; Aeolian research

Indexed keywords

EID: 79961127217     PISSN: 18759637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aeolia.2011.05.003     Document Type: Note

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