Desert Dust in the Global System

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

Book Overview

1 The Nature and Importance of Dust Storms 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Methods of Study 2 Dust Entrainment, Transport and Deposition 2.1 Introduction 2.2 The Origin of Desert Dust Particles 2.3 Threshold Velocities and Environments of Deflation 2.4 Wind Erosion of Soil and Other Surface Materials 2.5 Synoptic Meteorological Conditions Leading to Dust Events 2.6 Long-Range Transport 2.7 Wet and Dry Deposition 2.8 The 'Giant' Dust Particle Conundrum 3 Environmental...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3642068901
• ISBN13: 9783642068904
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"