What is Aeolian processes?
[[File:20120924Sandsturm Reilingen.ogv|thumb|Sandsturm Reilingen]] [[File:Grant 1929 crossbedding.png|thumb|Cross-bedding of [[sandstone]] near [[Mount Carmel ]] road, [[Zion National Park]]. It shows the effect of wind action and sand [[dune]] formation before the formation of rock. These are fossilized sand dunes]] '''Eolian''' (or '''aeolian''' or '''æolian''') is an event that occurs in nature. It is related to the [[wind]]s and its ability to modify the surface of the [[Earth]] and other [[planet]]s. Winds cause [[erosion]], and move [[sand]] and other materials. Wind is powerful in dry regions with sparse vegetation, such as deserts. Although water is, generally speaking, a much more powerful eroding force than wind, aeolian processes are primary in [[deserts]]. Sand dust from the [[Sahara]] gets all over Europe, and even as far as the [[Amazon basin]].<ref>Koren, Ilan ''et al'' 2006. The Bodele depression: a single spot in the Sahara that provides most of the mineral dust to the [[Amazon rainforest]]. ''Environmental Research Letters''. '''1'''.</ref> Winds and global air movements are what causes this widespread travel of materials from the ground. == Related pages == * [[Dune]] == References == {{reflist}} {{wiktionary|eolian}} {{-}} {{geo-stub}} [[Category:Winds]] [[Category:Erosion]] [[Category:Landforms]]