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NO4322 : Soil erosion, brownout

near to Lucklawhill, Fife, Great Britain

Soil erosion, brownout

Days of dry warm south westerly winds and bare fields provide the ideal conditions for windblown soil erosion. The fine particles of sandy soil become airborne and get into everything. Here by Southfield a plantation of young trees is being sand blasted.

Further downwind, same soil NO4322 : Soil erosion, Southfield

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2007

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Grid Square: NO4322, 31 images (more nearby)
Photographer: Jim Bain (find more nearby)
Image classification: Geograph
Date Taken: Friday, 16 March, 2007 (more nearby)
Submitted: Saturday, 17 March, 2007
Category: Erosion (more nearby)
Subject Location: OSGB36: NO 437 220 [100m precision]
WGS84: 56:23.2307N 2:54.7962W
Photographer Location: OSGB36: NO 436 221
View Direction: Southeast (about 135 degrees)