DROUGHT, WIND, AND BLOWING DUST ON THE SOUTHERN HIGH-PLAINS OF THE UNITED-STATES

被引：30

作者：

LEE, JA

WIGNER, KA

GREGORY, JM

机构：

[1] Department of Geography, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX

[2] National Weather Service Forecast Office, Lubbock, TX

[3] Department of Civil Engineering, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX

来源：

PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY | 1993年 / 14卷 / 01期

关键词：

Blowing dust; Drought; Southern High Plains; Wind erosion;

D O I：

10.1080/02723646.1993.10642467

中图分类号：

X [环境科学、安全科学];

学科分类号：

08 ; 0830 ;

摘要：

Blowing dust is commonly studied in terms of climatic conditions that affect the amount of erosion. A new measure of blowing dust amounts on a regional scale is derived from meteorological data for Lubbock, Texas, based on visibility records and wind speeds during blowing dust events. Regression analysis suggests that the fraction of time of potential erosion (based on wind speed) and the Palmer Drought Severity Index (an index of regional soil moisture) are poor predictors of blowing dust amounts. Changing agricultural management techniques may account for much of the variability of blowing dust in the region.

引用

页码：56 / 67

页数：12

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