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Aeolian Dust and Dust Deposits

Book1987

Authors:

KENNETH PYE

Aeolian Dust and Dust Deposits

Book1987

 

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Aeolian Dust and Dust Deposits explores the entrainment, dispersion, and deposition of aeolian dust and dust deposits, with emphasis on transport and deposition of dust derived by ... read full description

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    Chapter One - THE GENERAL NATURE AND SIGNIFICANCE OF WINDBORNE DUST

    Pages 1-9

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    Chapter Two - MECHANISMS OF FINE-PARTICLE FORMATION

    Pages 10-28

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    Chapter Three - DUST ENTRAINMENT, TRANSPORT AND DEPOSITION

    Pages 29-62

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    Chapter Four - DUST SOURCES, SINKS AND RATES OF DEPOSITION

    Pages 63-91

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    Chapter Five - DUST-TRANSPORTING WIND SYSTEMS

    Pages 92-117

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    Chapter Six - GRAIN SIZE, MINERALOGY AND CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF AEOLIAN DUST

    Pages 118-141

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    Chapter Seven - IMPLICATIONS OF DUST DEFLATION, TRANSPORT AND DEPOSITION

    Pages 142-170

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    Chapter Eight - DUST DEPOSITION IN THE OCEANS

    Pages 171-197

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    Chapter Nine - LOESS

    Pages 198-265

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    REFERENCES

    Pages 266-329

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    INDEX

    Pages 330-334

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Aeolian Dust and Dust Deposits explores the entrainment, dispersion, and deposition of aeolian dust and dust deposits, with emphasis on transport and deposition of dust derived by deflation of surface sediments and soils. Topics covered range from the mechanisms of fine-particle formation to dust sources, sinks, and rates of deposition. Dust-transporting wind systems are also discussed, along with the grain size, mineralogy, and chemical composition of aeolian dust. Comprised of nine chapters, this book begins with an overview of the general nature and significance of windborne dust as well as the importance of aeolian dust and loess. The next chapter deals with the mechanisms underlying the formation of fine particles, including glacial grinding, frost and salt weathering, and fluvial comminution. The reader is then introduced to dust entrainment, transport, and deposition, together with dust sources, sinks, and rates of deposition. Subsequent chapters focus on the implications of dust deflation, transport, and deposition; dust deposition in the oceans; and loess distribution and the thickness and morphology of loess deposits. This monograph is written primarily for research workers and advanced students in sedimentology, geomorphology, and Quaternary studies, but is also likely to be of value to soil scientists, meteorologists, planetary geologists, engineers, and others concerned with environmental management.

Aeolian Dust and Dust Deposits explores the entrainment, dispersion, and deposition of aeolian dust and dust deposits, with emphasis on transport and deposition of dust derived by deflation of surface sediments and soils. Topics covered range from the mechanisms of fine-particle formation to dust sources, sinks, and rates of deposition. Dust-transporting wind systems are also discussed, along with the grain size, mineralogy, and chemical composition of aeolian dust. Comprised of nine chapters, this book begins with an overview of the general nature and significance of windborne dust as well as the importance of aeolian dust and loess. The next chapter deals with the mechanisms underlying the formation of fine particles, including glacial grinding, frost and salt weathering, and fluvial comminution. The reader is then introduced to dust entrainment, transport, and deposition, together with dust sources, sinks, and rates of deposition. Subsequent chapters focus on the implications of dust deflation, transport, and deposition; dust deposition in the oceans; and loess distribution and the thickness and morphology of loess deposits. This monograph is written primarily for research workers and advanced students in sedimentology, geomorphology, and Quaternary studies, but is also likely to be of value to soil scientists, meteorologists, planetary geologists, engineers, and others concerned with environmental management.

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978-0-12-568690-7

Language

English

Published

1987

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Copyright © 1987 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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Academic Press

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Authors

KENNETH PYE

Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge