Which geographic outcome occurs when localized wind deflation intensifies?

💡 Explanation

A desert pavement forms because wind deflation removes fine particles, leaving behind larger rocks and pebbles. This process is abrasion; therefore, desert pavement emerges rather than deposition or weathering, which follow completely different causes and mechanisms.

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