Aeolian landforms

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  • Aeolian Landforms
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  • Landforms created by the processes of wind erosion or deposition of wind weathered surface materials. These include landforms with some of the following geomorphic features: sand dunes, deflation hollows, and desert pavement. Alternative spelling "aeolian landforms."
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Abstract from DBPedia
    Aeolian landforms are features produced by either the erosive or constructive action of the wind. These features may be built up from sand or snow, or eroded into rock, snow, or ice.Aeolian landforms are commonly observed in sandy deserts and on frozen lakes or sea ice and have been observed and studied across Earth and on other planets, including Marsand Pluto

    (Source: http://dbpedia.org/resource/Aeolian_landform)