Wind erosion
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-006822
The process of detachment, transport, and deposition of soil by wind.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-006822 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment |
| Synonyms | aeolian deflation; aeolian erosion; wind deflation |
| References | Natural Resources Conservation Service, USDA, National Resources Inventory Glossary; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0) |
| See also | Soil erosion |
| Translations | Spanish: erosión eólica |
Record as JSON
{
"id": "MLC-T-AGR-006822",
"term": "Wind erosion",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "The process of detachment, transport, and deposition of soil by wind.",
"synonyms": [
"aeolian deflation",
"aeolian erosion",
"wind deflation"
],
"subject": "Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment",
"see_also": [
"soil erosion"
],
"references": [
"Natural Resources Conservation Service, USDA, National Resources Inventory Glossary",
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "erosión eólica"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/wind-erosion/"
}
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