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Definitions for "SLIP FACE"
Keywords:  dune, repose, downwind, steep, lee
Related Terms: Barchan, Undercutting, Cuesta, Cliff, Butte, Hogback, Barchan dune, Transverse dune, Scree, U-shaped valley, Scarp, Rockfall, Dune , Blowout, Escarpment, Bajada, Pediment, Arête, Fan, Mesa , Crest, Couloir, Headwall, Bench, Talus, Sloping, Sand dunes, Slump, Landslip, Sand dune, Longitudinal dune, Bluff, Ridge, Fall, Shoulder, Cirque, Canyon, Alluvial fan, Inselberg, Valley, Topple, Landslide, Buttress, Switchback , Sastrugi, Dip slope, Corrie, Crag, Incline
The steep downwind face of a dune on which sand is deposited in cross-beds at the angle of repose.
whfreeman.com
The steep, downwind SLOPE of a DUNE; formed from loose, cascading SAND that generally keeps the SLOPE at the ANGLE OF REPOSE (about 34 degrees).
ecy.wa.gov
The steep leeward slope of a dune.
inlandlapidary.com
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Keywords:  surface
slip surface
soils.usda.gov