Aeolian Dust and Dust Deposits
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Aeolian Dust and Dust Deposits

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Aeolian Dust and Dust Deposits

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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.

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Publisher
Academic Press
Year
2015
ISBN
9781483289014
Topic
Physical Sciences
Subtopic
Geology & Earth Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Aeolian Dust and Dust Deposits
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Table of Contents
  5. PREFACE
  6. Dedication
  7. Chapter One. THE GENERAL NATURE AND SIGNIFICANCE OF WINDBORNE DUST
  8. Chapter Two. MECHANISMS OF FINE-PARTICLE FORMATION
  9. Chapter Three. DUST ENTRAINMENT, TRANSPORT AND DEPOSITION
  10. Chapter Four. DUST SOURCES, SINKS AND RATES OF DEPOSITION
  11. Chapter Five. DUST-TRANSPORTING WIND SYSTEMS
  12. Chapter Six. GRAIN SIZE, MINERALOGY AND CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF AEOLIAN DUST
  13. Chapter Seven. IMPLICATIONS OF DUST DEFLATION, TRANSPORT AND DEPOSITION
  14. Chapter Eight. DUST DEPOSITION IN THE OCEANS
  15. Chapter Nine. LOESS
  16. REFERENCES
  17. INDEX