Wind erosion of volcanic materials in the Hekla area, South Iceland

Iceland has extensive areas with intense aeolian processes, in spite of humid climate. We measured wind erosion in a 110 km2 heterogeneous sandy area near the Mt. Hekla volcano in South Iceland. The area is sparsely vegetated and covered by volcanic materials. Measurements were made during two summer seasons in 2008–2009 with dust traps at 25 locations employing a ‘single dust trap method’ after characterizing sediment height profiles. Sets of...