Shao Y. Physics and Modelling of Wind Erosion

Atmospheric and Oceanographic Sciences Library, vol. 37. 2nd Ed. Springer, Berlin, New York, 2008, 458 pp. - ISBN: 978-1-4020-8894-0
Wind erosion occurs in many arid, semiarid and agricultural areas of the world. It is an environmental process influenced by geological and climatic variations as well as human activities. In general, wind erosion leads to land degradation in agricultural areas and has a negative impact on air quality. Dust emission generated by wind erosion is the largest source of aerosols which directly or indirectly influence the atmospheric radiation balance and hence global climatic variations. Strong wind-erosion events, such as severe dust storms, may threaten human lives and cause substantial economic damage.Acknowledgements.
Wind Erosion and Wind-Erosion Research.
Wind-Erosion Climatology.
Atmospheric Boundary Layer and Atmospheric Modelling.
Land-Surface Modelling.
Basic Aspects of Wind Erosion.
The Dynamics and Modelling of Saltation.
Dust Emission.
Dust Transport and Deposition.
Integrated Wind-Erosion Modelling.
Sand Dunes, Dynamics and Modelling.
Techniques for Wind-Erosion Measurements.
Concluding Remarks.