Which landscape consequence occurs when desert pavements undergo deflation?

💡 Explanation

Increased deflation removes finer particles, increasing exposure to wind abrasion; because ventifact formation relies on abrasion, its formation accelerates; therefore wind sculpted rocks increase, rather than stream alteration or varnish development, which depend on different mechanisms.

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