The significance of Gobi desert surfaces for dust emissions in China: An experimental study

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1039-1050

  Wang, Xunming ^a,b   Zhang, Caixia ^a   Wang, Hongtao ^a   Qian, Guangqiang ^a   Luo, Wanyin ^a   Lu, Junfeng ^a   Wang, Li ^a  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^b BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Aeolian abrasion; China; Gobi desert; Production of dust sized particles; Wind tunnel experiment

Indexed keywords

AEOLIAN ABRASION; AEOLIAN PROCESS; ARID CHINA; CHINA; CLAY COATING; DIRECT EMISSIONS; DUST EMISSION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FINE PARTICLES; GOBI DESERT; LOW RESISTANCE; PARENT MATERIALS; PRODUCTION RATES; SAND-BEDS; WIND TUNNEL EXPERIMENT; WIND VELOCITIES;

ABRASION; ARID REGIONS; EROSION; EXPERIMENTS; GRAVEL; LANDFORMS; SAND; SURFACES; TRIBOLOGY;

DUST;

ABRASION; CLAY; DESERT; DUST; EMISSION; EOLIAN DEPOSIT; EOLIAN PROCESS; EROSION RATE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; PARENT MATERIAL; PARTICLE SIZE; SAND AND GRAVEL; SEDIMENT TRAP; SEDIMENTATION; WIND TUNNEL; WIND VELOCITY;

CHINA; GOBI DESERT;

EID: 80053133135     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-011-0922-2     Document Type: Article

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