Today's understanding and predictability of aeolian processes are inadequate to define the impacts, controls, and changes in the global environment because the basis is largely empirical and statistical. A much improved physical understanding and description is required. Understand fundamental physical sediment entrainment, transport, and deposition processes at the soil-atmosphere interface. Those involved with wind erosion and aeolian processes are a small group and need to be as efficient as possible With an expanding world population and increasing pressure on natural resources, understanding wind erosion and aeolian processes and their management is increasingly important. There is a need to improve visibility and outreach.
Information exchange is still somewhat informal.
A linked and informed international community dealing with wind erosion and aeolian processes. Promote the publication of bibliographies, reviews, and case histories through a central list and links to other home pages. Consider an International Journal of Wind Erosion and Aeolian Processes. There was a lack of instrumentation that was recognized and accepted for accurate measurement of wind erosion. It was pointed out that the link between measurement and prediction of wind erosion was weak.