Desert Forestry Experimental Center

Differences in Dust Emission and Near‐Surface Transport Patterns Among Three Surface Substrate Types

ABSTRACT Soil wind erosion is a major driver of atmospheric dust emissions and land degradation. Many studies have examined dust release from different substrates, but differences in methods and units still limit quantitative understanding of how surface conditions and wind joint...

Non-monotonic response of net dust deposition kinetics to low wind speeds

Abstract. Dry deposition is a major sink for mineral dust, yet its behavior under weak winds remains poorly constrained and is often parameterized monotonically with wind speed. Here we quantify size-resolved dust deposition kinetics in a large closed-circuit recirculating wind t...

Salinity constrains rhizosphere-driven soil carbon mineralization through shifts in microbial communities and enzyme activities

Functional assessment of how the rhizosphere regulates soil carbon (C) mineralization is critical for predicting ecosystem C dynamics under global climate change. However, the mechanisms by which rhizosphere-mediated microbial traits and extracellular enzyme activities influence...