Development of ornamentation on ventifacts: An examination of flow and saltation kinematic mechanisms

• Published in: Earth Surface Processes and Landforms
• Main Authors: McKenna Neuman, Cheryl, Gillies, John A., O'Brien, Patrick, Saarenvirta, Gianna, Nickling, William G.
• Other Authors: Desert Research Institute
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2022
• Subjects: Taylor Valley; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/esp.5502; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/esp.5502; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full-xml/10.1002/esp.5502

Abstract Ventifacts are rocks that have been shaped through abrasion by wind‐transported sediment. Their surfaces may be ornamented with characteristic microscale features that are replicated and overlain to form complex patterns. Compared to a large body of work on the transport of unconsolidated s...