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Effects of Climate Change on Soil Properties
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Special Issue "Effects of Climate Change on Soil Properties"

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Air, Climate Change and Sustainability".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2021.

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Ágota Horel
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Guest Editor
Department of Soil Physics and Water Management, Institute of Soil Sciences and Agricultural Chemistry, Centre for Agricultural Research, Herman O. St. 15, Budapest 1022, Hungary
Interests: hydrology; soil pollution; soil water modeling
Dr. Zsófia Bakacsi
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Guest Editor
Department of Soil Physics and Water Management, Institute of Soil Sciences and Agricultural Chemistry, Centre for Agricultural Research, Herman O. St. 15, Budapest 1022, Hungary
Interests: soil genesis; spatial modelling; soil water management

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Alterations in temperatures and precipitation patterns due to climate change will affect soils and ecosystems. Anthropogenic activities in the agricultural field, such as intensive farming, can amplify the deterioration of soil quality. The potential effects of climate change on soil properties might include changes in aggregate formation and stability, water-holding capacity, organic matter, cation-exchange capacity, CO2-related changes in plant growth and water use efficiency, etc., and consequently alter the biogeochemical and hydrological cycles. These changed physicochemical and biological properties of soils require strong scientific attention.

This Special Issue particularly welcomes papers investigating potential climate adaptation strategies to manage and reduce the possible harmful effects of climate change on soil properties.

Within the framework described above, this Special Issue invites original research, review, and opinion articles covering, but not limited to, the following subjects (keywords) with regards to climate change:

  • Soil hydrological changes
  • Soil physical, chemical, and biological changes due to climatic conditions
  • Biogeochemical processes
  • Mineral composition evolution
  • Organic matter formation and degradation
  • Soil-forming factors
  • Soil degradation
  • Agriculture and forestry
  • Food security

Dr. Ágota Horel
Dr. Zsófia Bakacsi
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All papers will be peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Sustainability is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 1900 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • climate change
  • soil properties
  • hydrology
  • degradation
  • biogeochemical cycles

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Monitoring Sand Drift Potential and Sand Dune Mobility over the Last Three Decades (Khartouran Erg, Sabzevar, NE Iran)
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Mohammad Reza Rahdari
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Andrés Rodríguez-Seijo
Sustainability 2021, 13(16), 9050; https://doi.org/10.3390/su13169050 - 12 Aug 2021
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Aeolian sediments cover about 6% of the earth’s surface, of which 97% occur in arid regions, and these sediments cover about 20% of the world’s lands. Sand drifts can harm sensitive ecosystems; therefore, this research has aimed to study wind regimes and the [...] Read more.
Aeolian sediments cover about 6% of the earth’s surface, of which 97% occur in arid regions, and these sediments cover about 20% of the world’s lands. Sand drifts can harm sensitive ecosystems; therefore, this research has aimed to study wind regimes and the monitoring of sand drift potential and dune mobility in the Khartouran Erg (NE Iran). The study investigated 30 years of wind speed and direction to better understand sand dune mobility processes using the Fryberger and Tsoar methods. The results of the wind regime study showed that the eastern (33.4%) and northeastern (14.3%) directions were more frequent, but the study of winds greater than the threshold (6 m/s) in winter, spring, and autumn indicated the dominance of eastern and northern wind directions. Findings of calm winds showed that winters (40.4%) had the highest frequency, and summers (15%) had the lowest frequency; the annual frequency was 30%. The average wind speed in summers was the highest (4.38 m/s), and, in the winters, it was the lowest (2.28 m/s); the annual average wind speed was 3.3 m/s. The annual drift potential (DP = 173 VU) showed that it was categorized as low class, and the winds carried sand to the southwest. The monitoring of drift potential showed that there was a sharp increase between 2003 and 2008, which could have been attributed to a change in wind speeds in the region. Unite directional index, the index of directional variability, has been alternating from 0.3 to 0.6 for 30 years. Furthermore, monitoring of sand mobility recorded a value from 0.1 to 0.4, and the lowest and highest values were registered from 0.08 to 0.9, with an average of 0.27. Finally, it can be concluded that sand dunes have been fixed for a long time, and the intensity of the mobility index is affected by climate changes. Full article
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