
Desert Dust in the Global System
Springer (Publisher)
Published on 22. June 2006
Book
Hardback
X, 288 pages
978-3-540-32354-9 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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Edition
2006 ed.
Language
English
Place of publication
Berlin
Germany
Publishing group
Springer Berlin
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Research
Illustrations
X, 288 p.
Dimensions
Height: 23.5 cm
Width: 15.5 cm
Weight
1320 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-540-32354-9 (9783540323549)
DOI
10.1007/3-540-32355-4
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Content
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.