duststorm
Dunes!
sandblasting
A sandstorm is very similar to sandblasting.
The wind erodes rocks by battering other small rock particles against them, like the action of sandblasting.
erosion and weathering
duststorm
Dunes!
sandblasting
Sandblasting of rock by wind-blown particles is referred to as abrasion. It is the process of scraping or wearing away of rock particles.
A sandstorm is very similar to sandblasting.
The wind picks up grains of sand and it is the sand that weathers the rocks, often creating weird shapes.
abrasion
Obviously rates for both can be similar or different, however aeolian (wind) erosion has nothing to do with water, and water (rain, sea level changes, floods) has nothing to do with wind. Both can alter a landscape.
deflation, loess, abrasion, and sandblasting.
erosion doesn't effect wind, wind causes erosion
wind erosion