Notice bibliographique
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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : électronique
Auteur(s) : Goudie, Andrew
Titre(s) : Desert dust in the global system [Texte électronique] / A.S. Goudie, N.J. Middleton
Publication : Berlin ; New York : Springer, cop. 2006
Description matérielle : 1 online resource (ix, 287 pages)
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references and index. - Print version record.
"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."--Jacket
Autre(s) auteur(s) : Middleton, Nick. Fonction indéterminée
Sujet(s) : Tempêtes de poussières
Déserts
Environnement
Sciences de la Terre
Indice(s) Dewey :
551.559 (23e éd.) = Tempêtes de poussière
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9783540323556
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb44686166c
Notice n° :
FRBNF44686166
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : Machine generated contents note1 ; nature and importance of dust storms --2 ; Dust
entrainment, transport and deposition --3 ; Environmental and human consequences --4
; global picture --5 ; regional picture --6 ; Dust concentrations, accumulation and
constituents --7 ; Changing frequencies of dust storms --8 ; Dust storm control --9
; Quaternary dust loadings.
