Windstorm on the Loess Plateau (IMAGE)

University of Arizona

Windstorm on the Loess Plateau

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During a windstorm on China's Loess Plateau, geoscientist Fulong Cai uses a plastic bag as a wind sock to show that the wind blows parallel to the linear ridge he and Wang Zhao are standing on. Roads in this area run along the ridges.

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Paul Kapp/ University of Arizona Department of Geosciences

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