Which outcome results when intense land deflation exposes saline groundwater in arid climates?

💡 Explanation

Playa formation occurs because deflation lowers the land surface to the water table, therefore, saline water evaporates at the surface, leaving salt behind, creating a playa plain–rather than sand dune or ventifact acceleration reliant on continual surface sediment transport.

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