A yardang is a streamlined protuberance carved from bedrock or any consolidated or semiconsolidated material by the dual action of wind abrasion by dust and sand and deflation (the removal of loose material by wind turbulence). [1]

2017年4月25日 · Yardang is a streamlined protuberance carved from bedrock by wind abrasion by dust and sand, and the deflation process.

yardang, large area of soft, poorly consolidated rock and bedrock surfaces that have been extensively grooved, fluted, and pitted by wind erosion. The rock is eroded into alternating ridges and furrows essentially parallel to the dominant wind direction.

2014年5月15日 · Yardangs are streamlined hills that are carved by wind erosion from bedrock. The rock must be sufficiently erodible for wind to either deflate (pick up) poorly-consolidated pieces...

2020年12月4日 · Yardang National Geopark is a wonderful park in Dunhuang with large scale yardang landforms, formed by wind erosion. It is located on the border of Gansu and Xinjiang provinces, close to the mysterious Lop Nur.

2023年10月22日 · A yardang is a long, narrow, and streamlined landform formed by the forces of wind and water erosion, typically found in dry or desert areas. These features often resemble ridges or hills, with their smooth surfaces sculpted over …

The meaning of YARDANG is a sharp-crested ridge carved by wind erosion from soft but coherent deposits (as clayey sand).

2014年1月1日 · A yardang is a fluted aerodynamic feature formed by eolian erosion. It is a wind-abraded elongated ridge-like sharp-crested landform with a steep and broader wind-faced front and a lower and narrower end (Besler 1992).

2015年1月30日 · The internationally accepted landform Yardang has origin in Uygur language, Xinjiang, China; it was Sven Hedin who made it a formal technical expression in the early 20 th century; it means a weathing landform, mainly ridge-like, castle-like or hill-like in extremely arid region and some basins in arid region with a considerable scale, where ...

2025年3月23日 · What is a yardang? A yardang is a streamlined, wind-eroded ridge typically found in arid regions. These natural formations are sculpted by the relentless action of wind carrying sand and other particles, gradually wearing …