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Wind streaks: geological and botanical effects on surface albedo contrast

Special Issue. Response of aeolian processes to global change

Auteur(s) et Affiliation(s)

ZIMBELMAN, J.R.
Center for Earth and Planetary Studies, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Etats-Unis
LANCASTER, N.
Desert Research Institute, Quaternary Sciences Center, Reno, NV, Etats-Unis


Description :
The objective of this study was to better understand wind streak formation and modification processes through field examination of two distinctly different wind streaks in the eastern Mojave desert. The Amboy and Sleeping Beauty wind streaks are examined in order to assess the effect on surface albedo of rock populations and vegetative cover both inside and outside the streak. Rock abundances, both at the surface and at depth, were documented, a particle size analysis was made of subsurface rocks, and the plant population was characterized inside and outside of the Sleeping Beauty streak.


Type de document :
Congrès

Source :
Workshop on Response of Aeolian Processes to Global Change, Zzyzx, Etats-Unis, 1994-03-24, Geomorphology (Amsterdam), issn : 0169-555X, 1996, vol. 17, n°. 1-3, p. 167-185, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 36 ref.

Date :
1996

Editeur :
Pays édition : Pays-Bas, Amsterdam, Elsevier

Langue :
Anglais
Droits :
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