Wind erosion of volcanic materials in the Hekla area, South Iceland

Aeolian Research

Volumn 4, Issue , 2012, Pages 39-50

  Thorarinsdottir, Elin Fjola ^a   Arnalds, Olafur ^b  

^a Soil Conservation Service   (Iceland)

^b AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Aeolian transport; Iceland; Landscape; Sediment profile; Volcanic materials

Indexed keywords

EOLIAN PROCESS; PUMICE; SALTATION; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; VOLCANIC AEROSOL; VOLCANICLASTIC DEPOSIT; WIND EROSION;

HEKLA; ICELAND; THJORSA RIVER;

EID: 84858610571     PISSN: 18759637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aeolia.2011.12.006     Document Type: Article

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