A sandfall is a term for a variety of sedimentary features and transport processes in which sand cascades down a slope, grouped within the broader category of mass wasting. Sandfalls are driven by wind, water currents, and gravitational forces acting on loose sand.
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Caused By: Mass Wasting, Lead paragraph
Sandfall (sand fall or grainfall) is a term applied to a variety of forms of sedimentary transport or sedimentary features belonging to the larger category of mass wasting, and are driven by wind, water currents and gravitational forces.
In Discipline: Geomorphology, Lead paragraph
Sandfall (sand fall or grainfall) is a term applied to a variety of forms of sedimentary transport or sedimentary features belonging to the larger category of mass wasting, and are driven by wind, water currents and gravitational forces
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