 The study examines the effect of soil moisture on the wind erosion threshold in semi-arid regions. It proposes a parametrized relationship between the ratio of wet-to-dry erosion thresholds and soil moisture and soil texture. This relationship was determined experimentally and then used to simulate large-scale simulations of the soil-derived dust emission. The results showed that the wind erosion threshold increases with increasing soil moisture and decreasing soil clay content. This article was authored by F. Fekin, B. Marta Carina, and G. Bergamedi.