Sand dunes are important desert dust sources
Wednesday, March 16, 2016 - 06:20
in Earth & Climate
Dust storms are a common occurrence in the deserts of northern China, and has accumulated to great thicknesses to form the vast Chinese loess plateau. Researchers have attempted to locate the most important sources of this dust. It is important from a variety of environmental and health-related perspectives, and over longer time scales, it impacts climate change. A better understanding of the potential sources of dust can contribute to planning and mitigating the effects of the next dust storm or identify problem dust sources in the future.