Bibliography of Aeolian Research

Aeolian research is a sub-discipline of the physical sciences that focuses on the activity of the winds, with an emphasis on the winds' ability to interact with and shape the surface of the Earth and other planets. Aeolian research spans a broad array of disciplines and may include the study of windblown sand, associated landforms, deposits, and sedimentary features. It may also include the study of dust, dust storms and the effects of fine particulate matter on climate and air quality. Aeolian research also includes the study of wind erosion and its control by tillage, cover crops, shelterbelts, and other management practices. An extensive Bibliography of Aeolian Research (BAR) was constructed that contains references to every known scientific manuscript published in the field of aeolian research from the earliest known publication in 1646 to the year 2015. Construction of the BAR was a team effort that extended over a period of more than fifteen years and resulted in a collection of 44,399 bibliographic citations. Prior to June of 2020, The Bibliography of Aeolian Research was hosted on a webserver located at the USDA-Agricultural Research Service in Lubbock, Texas. This webserver was shut down and is no longer available to the public. The goal of this publication is to restore public access to this valuable data set.

风沙研究（Aeolian research）是自然科学的一个子学科，聚焦于风的活动，重点关注风与地球及其他行星地表相互作用并塑造其形态的能力。
风沙研究涵盖广泛的学科领域，可涉及风成沙、相关地貌、沉积物及沉积特征的研究，也可涵盖粉尘、沙尘暴以及细颗粒物对气候与空气质量的影响研究。
此外，风沙研究还包括风蚀及其防治手段的研究，例如耕作措施、覆盖作物、防护林带及其他管理实践。
研究团队耗时逾十五年构建了一部大型《风沙研究文献目录》（Bibliography of Aeolian Research，缩写BAR），收录了自1646年已知最早的相关学术出版物至2015年期间，风沙研究领域所有已发表的科学手稿的参考文献，共计44399条文献著录。
2020年6月以前，《风沙研究文献目录》一直托管于位于美国得克萨斯州拉伯克市的美国农业部农业研究服务局（USDA-Agricultural Research Service）服务器，该服务器现已关停，不再对公众开放。
本出版物的宗旨即在于恢复该珍贵数据集的公共访问权限。