Main Title |
Desert Dust in the Global System [electronic resource] / |
Type |
EBOOK |
Author |
Goudie, Andrew S.
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Other Authors |
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Publisher |
Springer Berlin Heidelberg, |
Year Published |
2006 |
ISBN |
9783540323556 |
Subjects |
Life sciences ;
Meteorology ;
Sedimentology ;
Physical geography ;
Ecology ;
Soil conservation
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Internet Access |
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Collation |
X, 288 p. online resource. |
Notes |
Due to license restrictions, this resource is available to EPA employees and authorized contractors only |
Contents Notes |
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. 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. |
Place Published |
Berlin, Heidelberg |
Corporate Au Added Ent |
SpringerLink (Online service) |
Host Item Entry |
Springer eBooks |
PUB Date Free Form |
2006 |
BIB Level |
m |
Medium |
computer |
Content |
text |
Carrier |
online resource |
Cataloging Source |
OCLC/T |
OCLC Time Stamp |
20140828022823 |
Language |
eng |
Origin |
SPRINGER |
Type |
EBOOK |
OCLC Rec Leader |
02428nam a22004695i 45 |