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To establish a wind erosion formula for dry, loose soils using mechanically defined parameters that direct experimental measurements can constrain.

August 20, 2026Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science

On the Wind Erosion Rate of Dry and Loose Soils

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ZWZhenting WangMeizhou City People's Hospital

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Modeling study demonstrates a mechanically constrained wind erosion formula for loose soils, suggesting improved prediction of sediment loss from saltation.

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To establish a wind erosion formula for dry, loose soils using mechanically defined parameters that direct experimental measurements can constrain.
Combined the impact crater scaling law with a saltation transport model to formulate a theoretical erosion rate equation with undetermined constants.
Calibrated and constrained the model constants using empirical data from three independent wind tunnel datasets.
Derived a wind erosion rate expression for loose soils under saltation bombardment that structurally mirrors Owen's sand transport rate equation.
Identified the effective size of saltating particles as a key explicit parameter governing the erosion process.

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Zhenting Wang (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a86b5ff8a91293e6a1cd9c6 https://doi.org/10.1002/jpln.70112

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Modeling study demonstrates a mechanically constrained wind erosion formula for loose soils, suggesting improved prediction of sediment loss from saltation.

On the Wind Erosion Rate of Dry and Loose Soils

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