EPIC - Geologic Features Collection: Eolian Set I
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Dust storm near Grand Coulee, WA. (D.A. Rahm)
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Dust storm. (J. Shelton)
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Wind-abraded rock, Palm Springs, CA. (K. Hamblin)
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Slip face of an advancing dune, Florence, OR. (D.A. Rahm)
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Sand sliding down the slipface of a dune, Florence, OR. (D.A. Rahm)
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Cross section through a sand dune, Sand Dunes National Monument.
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Eolian cross-bedding, former slip faces of ancient dunes, Zion National Park, UT. (K. Hamblin)
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Ripples on a dune, Algodones, CA (J. Shelton)
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Ripples on a dune, Algodones, CA. (J. Shelton)
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Lone barchan, west of Salton Sea, CA. (J. Shelton)
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Barchans near Beverly, WA. (D.A. Rahm)
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Barchan dunes, Oregon coast. (D.A. Rahm)
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Barchans, central UT. (K. Hamblin)
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Parabolic dunes near Rexburg, ID. (K. Hamblin)
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Barchans with trailing ends, Moses Lake, WA. (D.A. Rahm)
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Barchans with trailing ends, Moses Lake, WA. (D.A. Rahm)
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Barchans evolving into parabolic dunes, Moses Lake, WA. (D.A. Rahm)
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Parabolic dunes east of Pasco, WA. (D.A. Rahm)
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Parabolic dunes, Moses Lake. (D. Rahm)
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Parabolic dunes, Moses Lake. (D. Rahm)
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Parabolic dunes, Moses Lake. (D. Rahm)
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Parabolic dunes, Eltopia, WA. (D.A. Rahm)
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Parabolic dunes, east of Pasco, WA. (D.A. Rahm)
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Barchan and transverse dunes, Little Sahara, UT. (K. Hamblin)
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Barchans coalescing to form transverse dunes, Moses Lake, WA. (D.A. Rahm)
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Barchans coalescing to form transverse dunes, Moses Lake, WA. (D.A. Rahm)
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Transverse dunes composed of pink sand, Hurricane, UT. (K. Hamblin)
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Transverse dunes, Death Valley, CA. (D. Easterbrook)
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Longitudinal dunes north of Flagstaff, AZ. (D.A. Rahm)
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Longitudinal dunes, Arizona. (D.A. Rahm)
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Longitudinal dunes near Painted Desert, Arizona. (D.A. Rahm)
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Coastal dunes invading a forest, Florence, OR. (D.A. Rahm)
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Coastal dunes invading a forest, Florence, OR. (D.A. Rahm)
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Coastal dunes, Florence, OR. (D.A. Rahm)
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Florence, OR. (D. Rahm)
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Elongate dunes north of Gearhart, OR. (D. Easterbrook)
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Northern Death Valley, CA. (D. Rahm)
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Star dunes, Death Valley, CA. (K. Hamblin)
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Star dunes, Death Valley, CA. (D.A. Rahm)
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Star dunes, Death Valley, CA. (D.A. Rahm)
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Star dunes, Death Valley, CA. (D.A. Rahm)
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Dunes stabilized by vegetation, Moses Lake, WA. (D.A. Rahm)
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Loess hills, China. (K. Hamblin)
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Massive loess in Luochan, China. (K. Hamblin)
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Multiple loess layers separated by soil horizons, Luochan, China. (K. Hamblin)
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Homes carved in loess, Luochan, China. (K. Hamblin)
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Loess hills, Palouse, WA (D.A. Rahm)
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Loess hills, Palouse, WA (D.A. Rahm)
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Loess, St. John, WA. (D. A. Rahm)
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Loess layers separated by calcic soil horizions, east of Sprague, WA. (D.A. Rahm)
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