Desert Dust in the Global System
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Beschreibung
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.
First global study of causes and effects of dust storms, which are one of the increasing nature catastrophes Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Autor*in
Andrew S. Goudie
Themen in »Desert Dust in the Global System«
Cloud Mineral Rain Scale Sediment Storm Wind dust storm ecosystem ecosystems emissions environment erosion soil vegetation