Journal article
Clearing enhances dust devil formation
Journal of Arid Environments, Vol.72(10), pp.1918-1928
2008
Abstract
In the southwest of Western Australia, the large scale replacement of native perennial vegetation with agriculture based on winter growing annual species leads to a significant change in the surface albedo and roughness. Whilst the redistribution of the surface energy balance impacts on cloud climatology, the reduced roughness of the agricultural area has enhanced the injection of aerosols into the atmosphere through the increased potential for dust devils. Although the native vegetation experiences a higher sensible heat flux, it is the reduced frictional drag of the cleared agricultural lands that enhances the potential for dust devil formation and thus provides an additional source of atmospheric aerosols. ©
Details
- Title
- Clearing enhances dust devil formation
- Authors/Creators
- T.J. Lyons (Author/Creator) - Murdoch UniversityU.S. Nair (Author/Creator) - National Space Science and Technology CenterI.J. Foster (Author/Creator) - Agricultural Research Western Australia, Australia
- Publication Details
- Journal of Arid Environments, Vol.72(10), pp.1918-1928
- Publisher
- Academic Press
- Identifiers
- 991005540721007891
- Copyright
- © 2008 Elsevier Ltd.
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Murdoch University
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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