The effects of freeze-thaw processes on crusting, aggregation and the interaction with erosive level winds in the Mollisol region of Northeast China

• Published in: International Soil and Water Conservation Research Vol. 13; no. 3; pp. 716 - 732
• Main Authors: Liu, Hui, Zhou, Lili, Huang, Donghao, Yang, Defeng, Shi, Xiaoge, Bai, Qing, Yang, Huimin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.09.2025
• Subjects: Aggregate distribution; air drying; China; cold; Freeze-thaw cycle; freeze-thaw cycles; Mollisols; Physical crust; Soil moisture; soil water; spring; topsoil; water conservation; water content; Wind erosion; wind speed; wind tunnels; China; Freeze-thaw cycle; Aggregate distribution; Physical crust; Wind erosion; Soil moisture

Wind erosion is widely recognised as one of the causes of soil degradation, which is exacerbated by the effects of freezing and thawing, and poses a serious threat to the sustainability of agricultural production. The mechanisms of freeze-thaw effects on wind erosion in the Mollisols region have bee...