eolian processes and landscapes
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Eolian Processes and Landscapes . Arid Regions. Figure 12.15. The Work of Wind. Eolian Erosion Deflation Abrasion Eolian Transportation Eolian Depositional Landforms Dune movement and form Loess Deposits . Sand Transport. Figure 12.5. Dune Cross Section. Figure 12.9. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Eolian Processes and Landscapes
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Arid Regions
Figure 12.15
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• Eolian Erosion– Deflation– Abrasion
• Eolian Transportation • Eolian Depositional Landforms
– Dune movement and form • Loess Deposits
The Work of Wind
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Sand Transport
Figure 12.5
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Dune Cross Section
Figure 12.9
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Major Dune Forms
Figure 12.10
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Among the classifications of soil types, loess (pronounced lös, from the German Löß, and ultimately from Swiss German lösch, loose; often pronounced in U.S. English common usage as luss or lurse) is a fine, silty, windblown (eolian) type of unconsolidated deposit; sometimes the term refers to the soil derived from it. It is derived from glacial deposits, where glacial activity has ground rocks very fine (rock flour). After drying, these deposits are highly susceptible to wind erosion, and downwind deposits may become very deep, even a hundred metres or more, as in areas of China and the midwestern United States.
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Loess Regions of the World
Figure 12.14
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Loess DepositsIn Illinois
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Desertification
Figure 12.24