Aeolian landform

[3] The word "aeolian" derives from Æolus, the Greek god of the winds, and the son of Hellen and the nymph Orseis, and a brother of Dorus, Xuthus and Amphictyon.

Sediment particles move when they are lifted by upwards Bernoulli forces that exceed their downwards weight or when they are dragged from their initial position.

[4] These impacts are separated in space by the saltation hop length of the traveling particles, which creates distinct areas of erosion and/or deposition.

Deflation, which is named for the Latin word "deflare" meaning "to blow away", refers to the scattering and removal of rock particles by wind.

In these arid zones, sand and rock fragments are blown by jets and streams of air which remove fine grained materials from the surface and leave behind a rocky desert.

[11] Large basins are complex and there is often one or more non-aeolian process at work, including tectonics, glacial and alluvial forces.

Sand blowing off a crest in the Kelso Dunes of the Mojave Desert , California.
Death Valley Mesquite Flats sand dunes.
Barchan dune schematic.
Asymmetrical wind ripples on aragonite sand from San Salvador Island in the Bahamas.
Loess hills in western Iowa.
Desert pavement from the Mojave Desert.
Desert varnish in Valley of Fire State Park.
Blowout outside of Earth, Texas
Hematite rich ventifact from Windy Gap, Wyoming with extensive polishing by wind.
Mushroom rocks from northern Arizona.
Yardangs in dunes at White Sands National Park in New Mexico.