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Wind Landforms• Where are they commonly found?
– deserts & semi-arid environments– coastal areas
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Wind Landforms• wind erosion
– deflation• particles lifted in air or bounce along ground• ex. desert pavement• ex. depressions in sand dunes
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Wind Landforms• wind erosion, cont.
– wind abrasion• impact by wind-blown particles• ex. natural arches
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Wind Transportation• larger-sized particles
– tend to bounce along ground• smaller-sized particles
– tend to be air-borne
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Wind Transportation• dust storm
– strong winds– arid locations,
severe drought, or fallow fields
– The Dust Bowl• 1930s
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Wind as a Source of Energy• requirements
– moderate to strong speeds– consistent
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Wind Deposition• loess
– large deposits of wind-blown silt
– ex. Palouse Hills (WA, ID);
Tunica Hills (LA, MS)
• dunes– composed of sand
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Types of Sand Dunes• barchan
– crescent-shaped; points downwind
– arid areas with limited sand supply
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Types of Sand Dunes, cont.• Transverse (barchanoid)
– like barchan, but quite numerous• wave-like patterns
– ample sand supply
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Types of Sand Dunes, cont.• longitudinal
– ridges & furrows run parallel with prevailing winds
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Types of Sand Dunes, cont.• Erosional Example• parabolic
– crescent-shaped; points upwind– blowout due to deflation
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Types of Sand Dunes, cont.• foredunes
– irregularly shaped hills & depressions– complex of erosional & depositional features– usually coastal
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