AEOLIAN LANDFORMS
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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