Desert Dust in the Global System / Edition 1

by Andrew S. Goudie, Nicholas J. Middleton

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783540323549
Publisher:	Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Publication date:	07/28/2006
Edition description:	2006
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.36(d)

Table of Contents

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.