Erosion

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1.) BARCHAN

- most common type

- crescent-shaped

Wind direction

backslope

slip face

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2.) PARABOLIC DUNES

- crescent-shaped but with the concave side on the windward side

- usually elongated

- may develop in associated with deflation hollows

Wind direction

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3.) TRANSVERSE DUNES

low sand ridge at right angles to the wind direction

may form because of large amounts of sand

wind

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4.) LONGITUDINAL DUNES

low sand ridges parallel to the wind direction

may form because of a limited amount of sand

also known as seif dunes

wind

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Loess

Finely textured sediment wind-blown long distances

Wind-blown glacial debris formed large deposits