Desert Dust in the Global System

by Andrew S. Goudie, Nicholas Middleton, N.J. Middleton

Book Overview

Dust storms, produced by the removal of surface materials from the world's drylands, are a vital component of the environment. This is because of their role in biogeochemical cycling, their potential influence on climate, their role in sediment accumulation and their influence on human affairs. This book, which is exhaustively referenced, explores and summarises recent research on where dust storms originate, why dust storms are generated, where...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3540323546
• ISBN13: 9783540323549
• Release Date: June 2006
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"