Presents a comprehensive summary of the developments in wind erosion research. This book describes the physics of wind erosion, from particle entrainment to transport and deposition from the viewpoints of fluid dynamics and soil physics. It features the techniques for quantitative wind-erosion prediction through computational modelling.

It includes new information regarding mineral dust, a major focal point of studies on climate change in recent years as well as lidar information. It features some simplified sections to be more readily accessible by readers.

Preface.- Acknowledgments.- 1.Wind Erosion and Wind-Erosion Research.- 2.Patterns of Wind Erosion in the World.- 3.Atmospheric Boundary-Layer and Atmospheric Modelling.- 4.Land-Surface Modelling.- 5.Basic Concepts of Wind Erosion.- 6.The Dynamics and Modelling of Saltation.- 7.Dust Emission.- 8. Dust Transport and Deposition.- 9.Integrated Wind-erosion.- 10.Sand Dunes, Dynamics and Modelling.- 11.Technique for Wind-Erosion Measurements.- 12.Concluding Remarks.