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    2.Geological Work of Wind

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    GEOLOGICAL WORK OF WIND

    Erosion
    Transportation
    Sedimentation
    Erosion
    METHODS OF WIND EROSION
    • DEFLATION
    • ABRASION
    • ATTRITION
    FEATURES OF WIND EROSION
    1. OASIS:(Deflation feature)
    2. YARDANGS
    • Abrasion feature
    3. PEDESTAL ROCKS
    • Abrasion feature
    4. VENTIFACTS
    Abrasion feature
    5. DESERT PAVEMENTS
    Transportation
    SEDIMENTS TRANSPORTED BY WIND

    • METHODS:
    – CREEP
    – SUSPENSION
    – SALTATION
    Deposition
    TYPES OF DEPOSITINAL FEATURE
    1. DUNES
    a) CRESENTIC DUNES
    b. BARCHANS
    c. THE SIGMOIDAL DUNES
    2. LOESS

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