Determining the Frequency of Dry Lake Bed Formation in Semi-Arid Mongolia From Satellite Data

In the Mongolian Plateau, the desert steppe, mountains, and dry lake bed surfaces may affect the process of dust storm emissions. Among these three surface types, dry lake beds are considered to contribute a substantial amount of global dust emissions and to be responsible for “hot spots” of dust ou...

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Main Authors: Yuta Demura, Buho Hoshino, Kenji Baba, Christopher McCarthy, Yuki Sofue, Kenji Kai, Tsedendamba Purevsuren, Katsuro Hagiwara, Jun Noda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-12-01
Series:Land
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/6/4/88