DRY SALINE LAKEBEDS AS POTENTIAL SOURCE AREAS OF AEOLIAN DUST: STUDIES FROM THE CENTRAL GREAT PLAINS OF THE USA AND SE AUSTRALIA

The genesis, erosion, transport and deposition of aeolian dust particles have major implications in environmental management, soil-landscape processes and landscape evolution. A key component of this study is an understanding of the generation of these aeolian dust materials in the source areas. Recently, there has been an increasing interest in the role of dry lakebeds and deflation basins in the African continent a