AEOLIAN LANDFORMS

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AEOLIAN LANDFORMS. Erosional Landforms. Depositional Landforms. DEFLATION HOLLOW. A surface depression or hollow commonly found in arid and semiarid regions. Desert Pavement. A veneer of coarse particles left on the ground after the erosion of finer particles. Yardang. Sculpted landforms. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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AEOLIAN LANDFORMS

Erosional Landforms

Depositional Landforms

DEFLATION HOLLOW

A surface depression or hollow commonly found in arid and semiarid regions.

Desert Pavement

• A veneer of coarse particles left on the ground after the erosion of finer particles

Yardang

• Sculpted landforms

DEPOSITIONALLANDFORMS

SAND DUNES

• form in environments that favor the deposition of sand

CRESCENTIC

LINEAR

STAR DUNES

DOME DUNES

PARABOLIC DUNES

A. CRESCENTIC LINEAR STAR

DOME

PARABOLIC