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← GeographyWhich outcome results when eolian transport encounters topographic obstruction?
A)Barchan dune field development occurs✓
B)Desert pavement deflation intensifies
C)Ventifact formation accelerates vastly
D)Loess deposit layers become unstable
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Barchan dune fields develop because aerodynamic separation in turbulent winds induce sediment deposition via saltation on the leeward side, therefore crests form because particles deposit preferentially on wind-sheltered sites rather than forming ventifacts by concentrated abrasion.
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