wind erosion
Gust-carved terrain formation
Wind erosion is the wearing away of rock, soil, or other surfaces by wind-driven particles.
In arid and semi-arid regions, wind lifts and carries sand and dust, abrading exposed surfaces and reshaping landscapes over time.
Agricultural land loses topsoil to wind erosion when vegetation is removed: The Dust Bowl resulted from severe wind erosion on overgrazed plains.
- saltationMovement by bounds
- droughtProlonged water scarcity
- loessWind-deposited silt layer
- bare soilUncovered earth surface
- abrasionShallow surface wound
desertification · creep · dust storms · suspension · aridity · erg · deflation · windbreaks · soil conservation · dust devils · sand dunes · reforestation · cover crops · sediment · geomorphology · desert · barren · exposed
- desert featuresmirage, sandstorm, sand dunes, oasis, dust devil
- wind effectstornadoes, hurricanes, sand storms, dust storms, blizzards
- Earth processesplate tectonics, weathering, volcanism, sedimentation, earthquakes
- desert geologyslot canyon, slot canyons, dunes, ergs, mesa
- Egyptian DesertSahara, dunes, oases, sandstorms, arid landscape
- erosionwearing, wearing down, abrasion, corrosion, weathering
wind erosionwater erosion
Land worn by flowing liquid
wave erosion · stream erosion · river erosion · glacial erosion · coastal erosion