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RAPID: Unraveling rates of wind erosion and potential dust emission post Smokehouse Creek — NSF Award to Texas Tech University (TX

This project will characterize properties of burned surface soils along a gradient of grazing intensity and conduct temporal monitoring of wind erosion rates and dust emission after the Smokehouse Creek Fire in the Texas Panhandle region. This wildfire is the largest fire ever recorded in the state’s history and burned

Award titleRAPID: Unraveling rates of wind erosion and potential dust emission post Smokehouse Creek
Award ID2427344
AwardeeTexas Tech University
CityLUBBOCK
StateTX
Amount obligated$27,014
Principal investigatorAbinash Bhattachan
ProgramXC-Crosscutting Activities Pro, Geomorphology & Land-use Dynam
Start date06/01/2024
AbstractThis project will characterize properties of burned surface soils along a gradient of grazing intensity and conduct temporal monitoring of wind erosion rates and dust emission after the Smokehouse Creek Fire in the Texas Panhandle region. This wildfire is the largest fire ever recorded in the state’s history and burned more than 1 million acres. Previous research has shown that wildfires can trigger significant rates of soil erosion. This research project responds to the urgent need to capture t
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