Desert Dust in the Global System

• Main Authors: Goudie, Andrew S. (Author), Middleton, Nicholas J. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2006.
• Subjects: 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.

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...

Table of Contents:

• The Nature and Importance of Dust Storms
• Dust Entrainment, Transport and Deposition
• Environmental and Human Consequences
• The Global Picture
• The Regional Picture
• Dust Concentrations, Accumulation and Constituents
• Changing Frequencies of Dust Storm
• Dust Storm Control
• Quaternary Dust Loadings
• Loess.