Theory 04/Dust storms/Rate lens
Dust Follows Crust Breakdown
The claim
Dust emission rate is set by the rate at which surface crust is disrupted, not by wind speed alone, so a high-wind day on intact crust emits little.
01Mechanism
Emission requires loose material; crusts form over days and are broken by abrasion and traffic, so the supply rate limits the flux.
02Prediction
Emission should track disruption rate at equal wind.
03Refutation
Emission tracking wind speed would remove the supply term.