Physics and Modelling of Wind Erosion

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Shao, Yaping. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2009.
• Series: Atmospheric and Oceanographic Sciences Library, 37
• Subjects: Meteorology.; Remote sensing.; Physical geography.; Environmental protection.; Geosciences.; Meteorology/Climatology.; Computer Applications in Geosciences.; Physical Geography.; Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution.; Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-8895-7

This book provides a comprehensive summary of the recent developments in wind erosion research and a clear outline of its future directions. The physics of wind erosion, from particle entrainment to transport and deposition, is described with rigor from the viewpoints of fluid dynamics and soil phys...

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• 1.Wind Erosion and Wind-Erosion Research
• 2.Patterns of Wind Erosion in the World
• 3.Atmospheric Boundary-Layer and Atmospheric Modelling
• 4.Land-Surface Modelling
• 5.Basic Concepts of Wind Erosion
• 6.The Dynamics and Modelling of Saltation
• 7.Dust Emission
• 8. Dust Transport and Deposition
• 9.Integrated Wind-erosion
• 10.Sand Dunes, Dynamics and Modelling
• 11.Technique for Wind-Erosion Measurements
• 12.Concluding Remarks.