Mirhasani, Marzieh

[ 1 ] - An Investigation of Land-Use Effect on Dust Concentration and Soil Loss in Desert Areas: A Case of Ein Khosh-Dehloran, Ilam

Extended abstract 1- Introduction The occurrence of dust storms caused by wind erosion is a process that causes the destruction of land and can also be considered as a desertification indicator (Xu, 2006). Generally, the formation of a dust storm depends on three factors: the presence of strong winds, a sensitive surface to wind erosion and unstable weather conditions (Xia and Yang, 1996). Hu...