Near river floodplains, which process results in loess accumulation?

💡 Explanation

Loess accumulates via aeolian deposition, where wind transports fine silt. This occurs because glacial retreat exposes vast areas of pulverized rock flour; therefore dust travels until sediment mass stabilizes, rather than fluvial action only during floods.

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