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blowout

German translation: Deflationswanne

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English term or phrase:blowout
German translation:Deflationswanne

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07:54 Dec 21, 2009
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Science - Geology
Additional field(s): Agriculture, Geography
English term or phrase: blowout
Definition from geotech.org:
A shallow circular or elliptical depression in sand or dry soil formed by wind erosion.

Example sentence(s):
  • Deflation basins, called blowouts, are hollows formed by the removal of particles by wind. Blowouts are generally small, but may be up to several kilometers in diameter. cartage.org
  • Slopes protected from the prevailing winds have had negligible wind erosion except in areas where severe erosion created deflation basins. These blowout basins are limited to small interfluve areas, a few square miles in size, which probably had a thick layer of loose, sand-size fissile-shale fragments that winds could erode. Soil Science Society of America
  • Wind erosion removes and redistributes soil. Small blowout areas may be associated with adjacent areas of deposition at the base of plants or behind obstacles, such as rocks, shrubs, fence rows, and roadbanks. United States Department of Agriculture
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Deflationswanne
Definition:
Als Deflationswanne wird eine Vertiefung in der Landschaft bezeichnet, die durch einen regelmäßigen Wind entstanden ist (Deflation).
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Deflationswanne


Definition from Wikipedia:
Als Deflationswanne wird eine Vertiefung in der Landschaft bezeichnet, die durch einen regelmäßigen Wind entstanden ist (Deflation).

Example sentence(s):
  • Deflation oder Sandflucht ist der Vorgang der Auswehung von Lockermaterial durch den Wind (äolischer Transport). Der Vorgang wird durch fehlende Vegetation begünstigt. Hält der Prozess länger an, kann eine Deflationswanne entstehen. - Wikipedia  
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