10 research outputs found
Disaggregation of conventional soil map by generating multi realizations of soil class distribution (case study: Saadat Shahr plain, Iran)
A hyper-temporal remote sensing protocol for high-resolution mapping of ecological sites
Accumulation of high magnitude acceleration events predicts cerebrovascular reactivity changes in female high school soccer athletes
Regional climate assessment of precipitation and temperature in Southern Punjab (Pakistan) using SimCLIM climate model for different temporal scales
Effects of Grazing, Wind Erosion, and Dust Deposition on Plant Community Composition and Structure in a Temperate Steppe
Dependence on subconcussive impacts of brain metabolism in collision sport athletes: an MR spectroscopic study
Ecohydrological implications of aeolian processes in drylands
Aeolian processes, the erosion transport and deposition of soil particles by wind, are dominant geomorphological processes in many drylands, and important feedbacks are known to exist among aeolian, hydrological, and vegetation dynamics (Field et al. 2010; Ravi et al. 2011). The wind, a natural geomorphic agent, has been active as an erosive agent throughout geological times in many parts of the world. Outstanding examples are the extensive loess deposits along the Huanghe River (Yellow River) in China and along the Missouri and Mississippi rivers in the United States. Climatic changes and anthropogenic activities can greatly accelerate soil erosion by wind with implications for soil and vegetation degradation (Kok et al. 2012; Webb and Pierre 2018; Nauman et al. 2018). For instance, in the 1930s, a decreased precipitation coupled with intensive agricultural activities caused a dramatic increase in wind erosion in the Great Plains of the United States, resulting in the so-called Dust Bowl. Wind erosion can be activated also by land-use change. An example is provided by the Mu Us region in North China with an annual precipitation of 400 mm, which was once a grassland partially covered with forest, yet now is one of the major sources of dust in the world as a result of overgrazing and agricultural practices (Wang et al. 2005; Miao et al. 2016)