The lasting effects of tank maneuvers on desert soils and intershrub flora

Prose, Douglas V.; Wilshire, H. G.

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“…Although well-known as stable landscape features, desert pavements are easily disturbed (Ward, 1961), and lateral movement of clasts may serve to "heal" areas of disturbance (Cooke, 1970) over a period of only decades (Prose and Wilshire, 2000). In some cases the creep associated with pavement healing may occur over distances of several centimeters (Haff and Werner, 1996), indicating that pavement clasts are capable of significant lateral movement.…”

Section: Desert Pavements and Desert Surface Geomorphologymentioning

confidence: 99%

Desert pavement development and landscape stability on the Eastern Libyan Plateau, Egypt

Adelsberger

Smith

2009

Geomorphology

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Section: Desert Pavements and Desert Surface Geomorphologymentioning

confidence: 99%

Desert pavement development and landscape stability on the Eastern Libyan Plateau, Egypt

Adelsberger

Smith

2009

Geomorphology

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“…Extrapolating their measured rates of pavement healing, Haff and Werner (1996) concluded that a decimeter-scale clearing on a pavement surface could completely 'heal' in approximately 80 yr. Similarly, Prose and Wilshire (2000) observed that pavement disturbance by Patton's tank tracks during the 1942-1944 Mojave Desert exercises and 1964 Desert Strike tank exercises shows significant pavement healing. Both studies noted that pavements tend to heal with smaller clasts than the original pavement.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 82%

Eolian Modeling System: Predicting Windblown Dust Hazards in Battlefield Environments

Pelletier¹

2011

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The public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 1 hour per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. This final report describes activities performed as part of the ARO-funded project entitled "Eolian Modeling System (EMS): Predicting Windblown Sand and Dust Hazards in Battlefield Environments." The objectives of the research were to 1) develop numerical models for the atmospheric transport of windblown sand and dust and validate those models using thicknesses of dust deposits measured downwind of dust sources, 2) develop numerical models for the relationship between surface moisture and vegetation and the transport of sand and dust from Final Report for Eolian Modeling System (EMS): Predicting Windblown Sand and Dust Hazards in Battlefield EnvironmentsReport Title ABSTRACTThis final report describes activities performed as part of the ARO-funded project entitled "Eolian Modeling System (EMS): Predicting Windblown Sand and Dust Hazards in Battlefield Environments." The objectives of the research were to 1) develop numerical models for the atmospheric transport of windblown sand and dust and validate those models using thicknesses of dust deposits measured downwind of dust sources, 2) develop numerical models for the relationship between surface moisture and vegetation and the transport of sand and dust from surfaces. These models will be validated using field measurements collected by the U.S. Geological Survey, and 3) understand the climatic and meteorological conditions responsible for triggering windblown sand and dust events in study areas of the southwestern U.S. (a) Papers published in peer-reviewed journals (N/A for none)Pelletier, J.D., H. Mitasova, R.S. Harmon, and M. Overton, The effects of interdune vegetation changes on eolian dune field evolution: A numerical-modeling case study at Jockey's Ridge, North Carolina, USA, Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 34, 1245-1254, 2009.Pelletier, J.D., Controls on the height and spacing of eolian ripples and transverse dunes: A numerical modeling investigation, Geomorphology, 105, 322-333, 2009.Pelletier, J.D., M. Cline, and S. DeLong, Desert pavement dynamics: Numerical modeling and field-based calibration, Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 32, 1913Landforms, 32, -1927Landforms, 32, , 2007. Number of Presentations:0.00 Non Peer-Reviewed Conference Proceeding publications (other than abstracts):Number of Non Peer-Reviewed Conference Proceeding publications (other than abstracts): 0 Peer-Reviewed Conference Proceeding publications (other than abstracts):Cook, J.P., and J.D. Pelletier, Frequency-magnitude distribution of eolian transport and the geomorphically most-effective windstorm, submitted but not accepted to Geophysical Research Letters. (d) ManuscriptsNumber of Peer-Reviewed Conference Proceeding publications (other than abstracts): 0 Number Names of Post D...

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“…Frequency and abundance of annuals are affected by many factors, e.g., timing and level of precipitation , microhabitats (Brown and Porembski, 2000), interference or competition from non-native or exotic species (ElGhareeb, 1991;, and herbivory Sassi et al, 2009). The type, severity, and history of disturbances also are important and range from settlements and towns (Knapp, 1992;Webb et al, 2009), agriculture (El-Ghareeb, 1991), livestock grazing (Webb and Stielstra, 1979;Brown and Al-Mazrooei, 2003;Sassi et al, 2009), roads (Johnson et al, 1975), fires (Abella, 2010), military vehicles (Prose and Wilshire, 2000), and contamination (Brown and Porembski, 2000). Annual plants historically were described as early pioneers and colonizers of disturbed areas, based on research conducted in non-desert areas (e.g., Frenkel, 1970;Whittaker, 1975).…”

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Bidirectional recovery patterns of Mojave Desert vegetation in an aqueduct pipeline corridor after 36 years: II. Annual plants

Berry

Mack

Weigand

et al. 2015

Journal of Arid Environments

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The lasting effects of tank maneuvers on desert soils and intershrub flora

Cited by 27 publications

References 42 publications

Desert pavement development and landscape stability on the Eastern Libyan Plateau, Egypt

Desert pavement development and landscape stability on the Eastern Libyan Plateau, Egypt

Eolian Modeling System: Predicting Windblown Dust Hazards in Battlefield Environments

Bidirectional recovery patterns of Mojave Desert vegetation in an aqueduct pipeline corridor after 36 years: II. Annual plants

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