Desert Dust in the Global System

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Goudie, Andrew S. (Συγγραφέας), Middleton, Nicholas J. (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2006.
• Θέματα: Earth sciences.; Sedimentology.; Geobiology.; Atmospheric sciences.; Physical geography.; Geoecology.; Environmental geology.; Soil science.; Soil conservation.; Earth Sciences.; Atmospheric Sciences.; Biogeosciences.; Geoecology/Natural Processes.; Physical Geography.; Soil Science & Conservation.
• Φυσική περιγραφή: X, 288 p. online resource.
• ISBN: 9783540323556

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 dust is transported and deposited, the nature of dust deposits and the changing frequency of dust storms over a range of time-scales.