Overview
- First global study of causes and effects of dust storms, which are one of the increasing nature catastrophes
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
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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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Desert Dust in the Global System
Authors: Andrew S. Goudie, Nicholas J. Middleton
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-32355-4
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2006
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-32354-9Published: 22 June 2006
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-06890-4Published: 14 October 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-3-540-32355-6Published: 05 September 2006
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 288
Topics: Atmospheric Sciences, Biogeosciences, Geoecology/Natural Processes, Physical Geography, Sedimentology, Soil Science & Conservation