TY - JOUR
T1 - History and Applications of Dust Devil Studies
AU - Lorenz, Ralph D.
AU - Balme, Matthew R.
AU - Gu, Zhaolin
AU - Kahanpää, Henrik
AU - Klose, Martina
AU - Kurgansky, Michael V.
AU - Patel, Manish R.
AU - Reiss, Dennis
AU - Rossi, Angelo Pio
AU - Spiga, Aymeric
AU - Takemi, Tetsuya
AU - Wei, Wei
PY - 2016/11/1
Y1 - 2016/11/1
N2 - Studies of dust devils, and their impact on society, are reviewed. Dust devils have been noted since antiquity, and have been documented in many countries, as well as on the planet Mars. As time-variable vortex entities, they have become a cultural motif. Three major stimuli of dust devil research are identified, nuclear testing, terrestrial climate studies, and perhaps most significantly, Mars research. Dust devils present an occasional safety hazard to light structures and have caused several deaths.
AB - Studies of dust devils, and their impact on society, are reviewed. Dust devils have been noted since antiquity, and have been documented in many countries, as well as on the planet Mars. As time-variable vortex entities, they have become a cultural motif. Three major stimuli of dust devil research are identified, nuclear testing, terrestrial climate studies, and perhaps most significantly, Mars research. Dust devils present an occasional safety hazard to light structures and have caused several deaths.
KW - Vortex
KW - Dust
KW - dust storm
KW - Dust devils
KW - Mars Science Laboratory
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84962155958&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s11214-016-0239-2
DO - 10.1007/s11214-016-0239-2
M3 - Review Article
AN - SCOPUS:84962155958
VL - 203
SP - 5
EP - 37
JO - Space Science Reviews
JF - Space Science Reviews
SN - 0038-6308
IS - 1-4
ER -