Accurate and reliable methods of measuring windblown sediment are needed to confirm, validate, and improve erosion models, assess the intensity of aeolian processes and related damage, determine the source of pollutants, and for other applications. This paper outlines important principles to consider in conducting field-scale wind erosion studies and proposes strategies of field data collection...

Introduction: Yardangs are wind-eroded ridges common in regions of Mars [1] and in the most arid deserts on Earth. Yardangs have also been documented on both Venus [2] and Titan [3]. Throughout the years, studies of yardangs have concentrated on particular field sites, and therefore conclusions relating to the controlling parameters on yardang morphology have been highly divergent. Many variabl...

investigation and preparing of wind erosion intensity maps are the main objectives of this research. in this research, the working unit map was prepared and then nine effective factors in wind erosion according to irifr.e.a model are determined at each of seven homogeneous units. according to the results, active sand dunes and landuse change showed the highest value with the rate of annual sedi...

Potential aerosol release rates during wind erosion of soils have been quantified by such methods as sandSuspendable-size soil particles are released during wind erosion and blasting aggregates in laboratory settings (Alfaro et al., transported downwind, impacting regional air quality. Of particular concern are those particles with a mean aerodynamic diameter of 1998), measuring concentrations ...

Aeolian process and subsequently soil erosion are key factors in dryland environments. Such phenomena are related not only to geoecological factors (lithology, topography, and climatology) but also to land-use and plant cover changes. Formation of new sand dunes in Damghan explains the development of human activities over the past. The aim of this study is to explain the land use changes and th...

irrigation levels decline and dryland acreage inPredicted crop yields and wind erosion rates from creases, the incidence of wind erosion is expected to a multi-year/multi-crop growth simulation model increase. For the Texas High Plains, this is occurring provided input into a multi-period recursive QP at a time when farm policy is emphasizing long-term model to evaluate erosion implications dur...