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Physics and Modelling of Wind Erosion (Hardcover, 2nd ed. 2008) Loot Price: R6,327
Discovery Miles 63 270

Physics and Modelling of Wind Erosion (Hardcover, 2nd ed. 2008)

Yaping Shao

Series: Atmospheric and Oceanographic Sciences Library, 37

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Wind erosion occurs in many arid, semiarid and agricultural areas of the world. It is an environmental process in?uenced by geological and climatic variations as well as human activities. In general, wind erosion leads to land degradation in agricultural areas and has a negative impact on air quality. Dustemissiongeneratedbywinderosionisthelargestsourceofaerosolswhich directly or indirectly in?uence the atmospheric radiation balance and hence global climatic variations. Strong wind-erosion events, such as severe dust storms, may threaten human lives and cause substantial economic damage. The physics of wind erosion is complex, as it involves atmospheric, soil and land-surface processes. The research on wind erosion is multidisciplinary, covering meteorology, ?uid dynamics, soil physics, colloidal science, surface soil hydrology, ecology, etc. Several excellent books have already been written about the topic, for instance, by Bagnold (1941, The Physics of Blown Sand and Desert Dunes), Greeley and Iversen (1985, Wind as a Geological P- cess on Earth, Mars, Venus and Titan), Pye (1987, Aeolian Dust and Dust Deposits), Pye and Tsoar (1990, Aeolian Sand and Sand Dunes). However, considerable progress has been made in wind-erosion research in recent years and there is a need to systematically document this progress in a new book.

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Imprint: Springer-Verlag New York
Country of origin: United States
Series: Atmospheric and Oceanographic Sciences Library, 37
Release date: October 2008
First published: 2008
Authors: Yaping Shao
Dimensions: 240 x 158 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 451
Edition: 2nd ed. 2008
ISBN-13: 978-1-4020-8894-0
Categories: Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Physical geography > General
Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Cartography, geodesy & geographic information systems (GIS) > Geographical information systems (GIS)
Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Cartography, geodesy & geographic information systems (GIS) > Remote sensing
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Books > Earth & environment > Earth sciences > Geology & the lithosphere > Geological surface processes (geomorphology) > General
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LSN: 1-4020-8894-9
Barcode: 9781402088940

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