Acquisition of a Portable In Situ Wind Erosion Lab (PI-SWERL) for research in Earth Sciences

1029116 sweeny这笔拨款支持获得便携式原地风蚀实验中尺度系统（PI-SWERL），以促进南达科他州大学的研究和本科生研究培训，重点研究风沙引起的矿物粉尘侵蚀对景观演变的作用以及气溶胶负荷对大气和相关气候效应的影响。风洞mescosm （PI-SWERL）的便携性将允许对风对矿物粉尘排放到大气中的影响进行大量空间上详细的测量，这对改进模型具有重要意义，有助于更好地了解干旱环境中的风成过程、荒漠化对人类健康的影响以及改进农业土壤保持工作

1029116 SweeneyThis grant supports acquisition of a portable in situ wind erosion experimental mesocosm (PI-SWERL) to facilitate research and undergraduate research training at the University of South Dakota with a focus on study of the role of eolian induced erosion of mineral dusts on landscape evolution and the impacts of aerosol loading on the atmosphere and related climate effects. The portable nature of the wind tunnel mescosm (PI-SWERL) will allow for large numbers of spatially detailed measurements of wind effects on mineral dust emissions to the atmosphere with implications for improved models to inform a better understanding of eolian processes in arid environments, the impacts of desertification on human health, and improved agricultural soil conservation efforts.***