Soil erodibility for wind erosion: A critical review
GAO Guanglei1,2, YIN Xiaolin3, DING Guodong1,2, ZHAO Yuanyuan1,2, SUN Guili4, WANG Long1,2
1. School of Soil and Water Conservation, Key Laboratory of State Forestry and Grassland Administration on Soil and Water Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, 100083, Beijing, China; 2. Yanchi Ecology Research Station of the Mu Us Desert, 751500, Yanchi, Ningxia, China; 3. China Institute of Water Resource and Hydropower Research, 100038, Beijing, China; 4. College of Forestry and Horticulture, Xinjiang Agricultureal University, 830052, Urumqi, China
Abstract：[Background] Wind erodibility, which symbolizes the resistance of soil to the erosion by wind, is an important foundation for a variety of erosion models. It is well acknowledged that studies on it could effectively help deepen the understanding about erosion prevention and desertification combating. Globally plenty of empirical models have been put forward to evaluate soil wind erodibility, which have doubtlessly provided great conveniences. However, there are still some critical issues remaining unclear with respect to its mechanical properties, quantitative evaluation, dynamic characteristics, etc. In order to systematically discuss the limitations above, here we summarized relevant results and conclusions to knit the framework, aiming at promoting the developments in exploring the mechanisms of wind erodibility.[Methods] All selected references were from CNKI, ScienceDirect, Springer and other domestic and international databases with the keywords of "wind erosion" and "wind erodibility". Based on the high-frequency vocabulary of references, combined with the focus of current research, this paper mainly reviewed the research progress of wind erodibility from three aspects:Concept and connotation, quantitative evaluation, and dynamic characteristics.[Results] 1) Essence and connotation of wind erodibility. Wind erodibility now is generally defined as the sensitivity of soil to wind erosion, which is insufficiently precise to describe its essence. And from the perspective of erosion dynamics, mechanics property of wind erodibility is of great importance. Thus, it is highly recommended that mechanics property should be considered to accurately depict the resistant capacity of soil to wind erosion, so that providing the guide for its quantitative evaluation further. 2) Key indices and quantitative assessment. Wind erodibility is dominated by soil intrinsic features. Thus, many different soil indices including soil organic matter (SOM), calcium carbonate (CaCO3), particle size distribution (PSD), etc are proposed to evaluate wind erodibility quantitatively. However, the assembly of these indices tend to be intricate, in which each one of them could only represent a partial appraisal system, but not an integrated one. Therefore, it is an urgent and imperative task to figure out how to distinguish and combine the function of different soil indices, to establish a comprehensive equation in assessing wind erodibility, which could be more reasonable, convenient, and ubiquitous. 3) Modeling in consideration of dynamic characteristics. Wind erodibility could vary followed the change of climate and anthropogenic activities. However, the influencing factors, driving mechanism and key processes of wind erodibility are still unclear, and the dynamic characteristics of wind erodibility are not included in the basic framework of the model. Therefore, the quantitative model of wind erodibility should be modified to improve the calculation accuracy of wind erodibility and wind erosion.[Conclusions] This improved information will be essential to make a better understanding on technical know-how of the limitations and disadvantages in wind erodibility, providing new references for relative researchers and guiding consecutive developments and progresses.
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