Yardangs

Research Article| February 28, 1934 Yardangs ELIOT BLACKWELDER ELIOT BLACKWELDER Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information ELIOT BLACKWELDER Publisher: Geological Society of America Received: 15 May 1933 First Online: 02 Mar 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2674 Print ISSN: 0016-7606 © 1934 Geological Society of America GSA Bulletin (1934) 45 (1): 159–166. https://doi.org/10.1130/GSAB-45-159 Article history Received: 15 May 1933 First Online: 02 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation ELIOT BLACKWELDER; Yardangs. GSA Bulletin 1934;; 45 (1): 159–166. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/GSAB-45-159 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGSA Bulletin Search Advanced Search Abstract YARDANGS DEFINEDIn this paper it is my purpose to describe certain features of considerable size which are distinctive and seem clearly to be made by winderosion. Although they have long been known to explorers of deserts, they have not received from geomorphologists the attention they deserve.The erosive activity of the wind has two aspects—which are commonly, although not universally, distinguished as abrasion, or grinding, and deflation, or blowing away. Locally these two processes co-operate to bring about a joint result, but deflation also functions largely without the aid of abrasion by picking up loose dust and sand and sweeping them away. The condition is analogous to the relation between stream abrasion and transportation.Distinctive land forms carved out by the wind are apparently rare, for they have been reported by only a few observers. They consist essentially of round bottomed chutes, or troughs, separated by sharp ridges . . . This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.