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Eolian Processes and Landscapes  

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.

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Eolian Processes and Landscapes  

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  1. Eolian Processes and Landscapes  

  2. Arid Regions Figure 12.15

  3. The Work of Wind • Eolian Erosion • Deflation • Abrasion • Eolian Transportation   • Eolian Depositional Landforms  • Dune movement and form  • Loess Deposits  

  4. Sand Transport Figure 12.5

  5. Dune Cross Section Figure 12.9

  6. Major Dune Forms Figure 12.10

  7. Among the classifications of soil types, loess (pronounced lös, from the GermanLöß, and ultimately from Swiss Germanlösch, 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 midwesternUnited States.

  8. Loess Regions of the World Figure 12.14

  9. Loess Deposits In Illinois

  10. Desertification Figure 12.24

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