Origin of Mojave Desert dust plumes photographed from space

Research Article| November 01, 1976 Origin of Mojave Desert dust plumes photographed from space J. K. Nakata; J. K. Nakata 1U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California 94025 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar H. G. Wilshire; H. G. Wilshire 1U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California 94025 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar G. G. Barnes G. G. Barnes 2California Off-road Vehicle Task Force, Sierra Club, San Francisco, California 94108 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information J. K. Nakata 1U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California 94025 H. G. Wilshire 1U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California 94025 G. G. Barnes 2California Off-road Vehicle Task Force, Sierra Club, San Francisco, California 94108 Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 Geological Society of America Geology (1976) 4 (11): 644–648. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1976)4<644:OOMDDP>2.0.CO;2 Article history First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation J. K. Nakata, H. G. Wilshire, G. G. Barnes; Origin of Mojave Desert dust plumes photographed from space. Geology 1976;; 4 (11): 644–648. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1976)4<644:OOMDDP>2.0.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract Six dust plumes, arising from a Santa Ana wind and covering an area of 1,700 km2 of the western Mojave Desert, were photographed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration LANDSAT/ERTS-1 satellite on January 1,1973. The cause of the erosion was identified as man's destabilization of the natural surface through road-building, agriculture, urbanization, stream-channel modification, and off-road vehicle recreation. The extensive, and growing, destabilization of the California desert surface provides for ever-increasing dust yield in storms of the future. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.