Aeolian processes

Abstract

Aeolian Processes are related to wind activity and how wind can erode, transport, and deposit sediments. Throughout the different sites visited during the Bodega Bay field trip on January 31, 2015, there were several sources of evidence observed of Aeolian processes taking place. In Salmon Beach Creek, dunes and wind ripples were present which are both types of wind-deposited structures. The grain size in the area where these structures were observed were analyzed to be well-sorted, well-rounded, medium to very fine sands composed primarily of quartz, lithics, and shells which are very characteristic of Aeolian deposits. In Bayside Park, the sediments are almost identical to those in Salmon Creek Beach where