Spatial and temporal patterns of dust emissions (2004-2012) in semi-arid landscapes, southeastern Utah, USA

Aeolian Research

Volumn 15, Issue , 2014, Pages 31-43

  Flagg, Cody B ^a,b   Neff, Jason C ^b   Reynolds, Richard L ^c   Belnap, Jayne ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aeolian sediment; Dust emission; Land use and land cover; Mancos Shale; Passive dust sampler; Regression tree

Indexed keywords

DUST; EOLIAN DEPOSIT; EOLIAN PROCESS; LAND COVER; LAND USE CHANGE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEMIARID REGION; WIND VELOCITY;

UNITED STATES; UTAH;

EID: 84908390406     PISSN: 18759637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aeolia.2013.10.002     Document Type: Article

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