Wind Erosion in Western Queensland Australia

Chapter 6: Assessing Land Susceptibility to Wind Erosion: Validation ofthe Australian Land Erodibility Model6.1 Introduction............................................................................................................... 1576.2 Field Monitoring Approach ...................................................................................... 1596.2.1 Land Erodibility Assessment Criteria............................................................. 1596.2.2 Sampling Methodology .................................................................................. 1606.2.3 Calibration of Observations............................................................................ 1616.3 Field Data and Model Simulations ........................................................................... 1626.3.1 Field Data Collection...................................................................................... 1626.3.2 Model Simulations.......................................................................................... 1626.3.3 Model Validation Approach ........................................................................... 1636.4 Results and Discussion ............................................................................................. 1646.5 Conclusions............................................................................................................... 166Chapter 7: Simulations of the Spatio-Temporal Aspects of Land Erodibilityin the North-East Lake Eyre Basin, Australia, 1980-20067.1 Introduction............................................................................................................... 1677.2 Study Area ................................................................................................................ 1697.3 Model Description .................................................................................................... 1707.4 Model Simulation and Analysis Methods................................................................. 1707.4.1 Spatial Patterns ............................................................................................... 1707.4.2 Seasonal Variability........................................................................................ 1707.4.3 Inter-Annual Variability ................................................................................. 1717.5 Results....................................................................................................................... 1727.5.1 Spatial Patterns in Land Erodibility................................................................ 1727.5.2 Temporal Dynamics in Land Erodibility........................................................ 1767.6 Discussion................................................................................................................. 1827.6.1 Spatial Patterns in Land Erodibility................................................................ 1827.6.2 Temporal Patterns in Land Erodibility ........................................................... 1837.7 Conclusions............................................................................................................... 187xii