Which erosional outcome dominates when persistent winds encounter unconsolidated alluvial plains?

💡 Explanation

Desert pavement forms due to deflation, where wind removes fine particles, leaving behind larger rocks; therefore, desert pavement appears, rather than other forms of erosion, because wind sorts sediments by aerodynamic size.

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