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Physics and Modelling of Wind Erosion.

By: Series: Atmospheric and oceanographic sciences library ; v. 37.[S.l.] : Springer, c2008Edition: 2nd Revised and Expanded EditionDescription: xv, 452 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781402088940
  • 1402088949
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • QE597 .S48 2008
Review: "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 physics. The techniques tor quantitative wind-erosion prediction through computational modelling constitutes a unique feature of this book in contrast to others published in the same field. The author has advocated the development of integrated wind-erosion modelling systems which couple dynamic models for the atmosphere and land surface with spatially distributed data for land-surface conditions. The successful applications of such a system have demonstrated its usefulness in wind-erosion assessment and prediction on regional to continental scales."--BOOK JACKET.
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BOOK BOOK NCAR Library Mesa Lab QE597 .S48 2008 1 Available 50583010333890
Total holds: 0

Earlier ed. published: Dordrecht ; Boston : Kluwer Academic, c2000. (Atmospheric and oceanographic sciences library ; v. 22)

Includes bibliographical references (p. 421-445) and index.

"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 physics. The techniques tor quantitative wind-erosion prediction through computational modelling constitutes a unique feature of this book in contrast to others published in the same field. The author has advocated the development of integrated wind-erosion modelling systems which couple dynamic models for the atmosphere and land surface with spatially distributed data for land-surface conditions. The successful applications of such a system have demonstrated its usefulness in wind-erosion assessment and prediction on regional to continental scales."--BOOK JACKET.

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