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New Insights into the Geography and Modelling of Wind Erosion in the European Agricultural Land. Application of a Spatially Explicit Indicator of Land Susceptibility to Wind Erosion

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  • Pasquale Borrelli

    (European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Institute for Environment and Sustainability, Via E. Fermi 2749, Ispra (VA) I-21027, Italy)

  • Panos Panagos

    (European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Institute for Environment and Sustainability, Via E. Fermi 2749, Ispra (VA) I-21027, Italy)

  • Luca Montanarella

    (European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Institute for Environment and Sustainability, Via E. Fermi 2749, Ispra (VA) I-21027, Italy)

Abstract

The current state of the art in erosion research does not provide answers about the “ where ” and “ when ” of wind erosion in European agricultural lands. Questions about the implications for the agricultural productivity remain unanswered. Tackling this research gap, the study provides a more comprehensive understanding of the spatial patterns of land susceptibility to wind erosion in European agricultural lands. The Index of Land Susceptibility to Wind Erosion (ILSWE) was applied in a GIS environment. A harmonized input dataset ranked following a fuzzy logic technique was employed. Within the 36 European countries under investigation, moderate (17.3 million ha) and high levels (8.8 million ha) of land susceptibility to wind erosion were predicted. This corresponds to 8.0% and 4.1% of total agricultural land, respectively.

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  • Pasquale Borrelli & Panos Panagos & Luca Montanarella, 2015. "New Insights into the Geography and Modelling of Wind Erosion in the European Agricultural Land. Application of a Spatially Explicit Indicator of Land Susceptibility to Wind Erosion," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 7(7), pages 1-14, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:7:y:2015:i:7:p:8823-8836:d:52179
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    1. Nick Middleton & Utchang Kang, 2017. "Sand and Dust Storms: Impact Mitigation," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 9(6), pages 1-22, June.
    2. Fabio Recanatesi & Matteo Clemente & Efstathios Grigoriadis & Flavia Ranalli & Marco Zitti & Luca Salvati, 2015. "A Fifty-Year Sustainability Assessment of Italian Agro-Forest Districts," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 8(1), pages 1-13, December.
    3. Manuel López-Vicente & Elena Calvo-Seas & Sara Álvarez & Artemi Cerdà, 2020. "Effectiveness of Cover Crops to Reduce Loss of Soil Organic Matter in a Rainfed Vineyard," Land, MDPI, vol. 9(7), pages 1-16, July.

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