Sinopsis de Desert dust in the global system

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. First global study of causes and effects of dust storms, which are one of the increasing nature catastrophies INDICE: The Nature and Importance of Dust Storms.- Dust Entrainment, Transport and Deposition.- Environmental and Human Consequences.- The Global Picture.- The Regional Picture.- Dust Concentrations, Accumulation and Constituents.-...

Otros libros de Geologia/ciencias de la tierra

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  Caracterización geomecánica de los materiales volcánicos de Tenerife.
  Autor: González Vallejo, Luis I..
  ISBN: 978-84-7840-639-5.
  Editorial: SPRINGER DISTRIBUTION CENTER GmbH
  
  
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  Mapas de peligrosidad de avenidas e inundaciones: métodos, experiencias y aplicación.
  Autor: Díez Herrero, A..
  ISBN: 978-84-7840-632-6.
  Editorial: SPRINGER DISTRIBUTION CENTER GmbH
  
  
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  Mapas de peligrosidad por avenida e inundaciones: guía metodológica para su elaboración.
  Autor: Sin autor.
  ISBN: 978-84-7840-770-5.
  Editorial: SPRINGER DISTRIBUTION CENTER GmbH
  
  
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  Tierra frágil: vistas de un mundo cambiante.
  Autor: Fiennes, Ranulph.
  ISBN: 978-84-460-2749-2.
  Editorial: SPRINGER DISTRIBUTION CENTER GmbH