Physics and Modelling of Wind Erosion

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Shao, Yaping (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2008.
• Series: Atmospheric and Oceanographic Sciences Library, 37
• Subjects: Geography.; Earth sciences.; Atmospheric sciences.; Remote sensing.; Physical geography.; Geomorphology.; Air pollution.; Atmospheric Sciences.; Earth Sciences, general.; Physical Geography.; Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution.; Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry.

This book provides a comprehensive summary of the recent developments in wind erosion research and a clear outline of its future directions. The physics of wind erosion, from particle entrainment to transport and deposition, is described with rigor from the viewpoints of fluid dynamics and soil phys...

Table of Contents:

• Wind Erosion and Wind-Erosion Research
• Wind-Erosion Climatology
• Atmospheric Boundary Layer and Atmospheric Modelling
• Land-Surface Modelling
• Basic Aspects of Wind Erosion
• The Dynamics and Modelling of Saltation
• Dust Emission
• Dust Transport and Deposition
• Integrated Wind-Erosion Modelling
• Sand Dunes, Dynamics and Modelling
• Techniques for Wind-Erosion Measurements
• Concluding Remarks.