Wind Erosion
Wind erosion, unlike water, cannot be divided into such distinct types. Occurring mostly in flat, dry areas and moist sandy soils along bodies of water, wind erosion removes soil and natural vegetation, and causes dryness and deterioration of soil structure. Surface texture is the best key to wind erosion hazard potential. All mucks, sands, and loamy sands can easily be detached and blown away by the wind, and thus are rated a severe hazard. Sandy loams are also vulnerable to wind, but are not as susceptible to severe wind erosion as the previously mentioned soils. Regular loams, silt loams, and clay loams, and clays are not damaged by the wind, but on wide level plains, there may be a loss of fine silts, clays, and some organic matter