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Examples of Erosional Landforms; Landform Description Image Deflation basin: A depression in the land that can be found in deserts due to the removal of particles by wind; it can also be referred to as a "blowout". Blowout outside of Earth, Texas: Ventifacts: Rock samples that demonstrate the erosion caused by aeolian processes over time.
Wind erosion of soil at the foot of Chimborazo, Ecuador Rock carved by drifting sand below Fortification Rock in Arizona (Photo by Timothy H. O'Sullivan, USGS, 1871). Aeolian processes, also spelled eolian, [1] pertain to wind activity in the study of geology and weather and specifically to the wind's ability to shape the surface of the Earth (or other planets).
Aeolian landform – Landforms produced by action of the winds include: Dry lake – Area that contained a standing surface water body; Sandhill – Type of ecological community or xeric wildfire-maintained ecosystem; Ventifact – Rock that has been eroded by wind-driven sand or ice crystals; Yardang – Streamlined aeolian landform
Pages in category "Aeolian landforms" The following 24 pages are in this category, out of 24 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Aeolian processes pertain to the activity of the winds and more specifically, to the winds' ability to shape the surface of the Earth. Winds may erode, transport, and deposit materials, and are effective agents in regions with sparse vegetation and a large supply of fine, unconsolidated sediments .
A yardang near Meadow, Texas) (USDA photo Yardangs in the Qaidam Desert, Qinghai Province, China.. A yardang is a streamlined protuberance carved from bedrock or any consolidated or semiconsolidated material by the dual action of wind abrasion by dust and sand and deflation (the removal of loose material by wind turbulence). [1]
For example, the town of Eucla, Western Australia, had to be relocated in the 1890s because of dune drift. ... A draa is a very large aeolian landform, with a length ...
Aeolian dune ridge An aeolian dune ridge is a ridge of sand piled up by the wind. A sand dune can be either a hill or ridge of sand piled up by the wind. A single sand dune can range in length from less than one meter to several tens of kilometers, their height can vary from a few tens of centimeters to a 150 meters.