parabolic dune

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parabolic dune [¦par·ə¦bäl·ik ′dün]

(geology)

A long, scoop-shaped sand dune having a ground plan approximating the form of a parabola, with the horns pointing windward (upwind). Also known as blowout dune.

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No references found			The soils grade into slightly more podzolized Deer Park series (mixed, frigid Spodic Udipsamments) on the parabolic dunes at the eastern edge of the beach ridge plain. Soil development on a l,500-year-old beach ridge plain, Sturgeon Bay, ... by Nielsen, Asger H. / Michigan Academician Not all arid regions of Earth have been surveyed for dune types, so parabolic dunes might be out there in grass- and shrub-bare areas. Signs of life? Organisms' effects on terrain aren't all that easy to ... by Perkins, Sid / Science News The western edge abuts against a large parabolic dune. Geological Sciences by Zawiskie, John / Michigan Academician			para-toluenesulfonic acid para-toluic acid para-toluidine para-toluylic acid para-tolylsulfonylmethylnitrosamide para-xylene paraaortic body paraballoon parabanic acid parabasal body Parabel parabema Parabiosis parabiotic parabituminous coal Parable Parable of the Cave Parabola parabolic antenna parabolic arch parabolic coordinate system parabolic cylinder parabolic cylinder functions parabolic cylindrical coordinate system parabolic differential equation parabolic dune parabolic flight parabolic microphone parabolic orbit parabolic partial differential equation Parabolic Point parabolic reflector Parabolic Reflector Antenna parabolic Riemann surface parabolic rule parabolic segment parabolic spiral parabolic type parabolic vaulting Parabolic Velocity Parabolograph Paraboloid paraboloid of revolution paraboloidal antenna paraboloidal coordinate system paraboloidal reflector parabomb Parabronchus parabutlerite paracaisson Paracanthopterygii			parabola parabola parabola parabola Parabola magazine Parabola magazine parabolae parabolae Parabolas Parabolas Parabole Parabole parabolic parabolic parabolic parabolic aerial Parabolic Aluminized Reflector Parabolic antenna Parabolic antenna parabolic arch Parabolic Bow-Tie Laser Array Parabolic conoid parabolic coordinate system parabolic cylinder Parabolic cylinder function Parabolic cylinder functions parabolic cylindrical coordinate system parabolic differential equation Parabolic dish Parabolic dish parabolic dune Parabolic Equation Parabolic Equation Parabolic Equation Parabolic Equation Method Parabolic Equation Solution Generator Parabolic figure skating blades Parabolic Flight Parabolic Flight Parabolic Flight Parabolic geometries parabolic geometry Parabolic Hyperbolic Or Elliptic Numerical Integrated Code Series Parabolic Indicator Parabolic Indicators Parabolic Integro-Differential Equation Parabolic microphone parabolic mirror parabolic mirror Parabolic mirror wok Parabolic mirror wok Parabolic mirrors Parabolic mirrors Parabolic orbit Parabolic partial differential equation Parabolic PDE parabolic point Parabolic Quantum Dots parabolic reflector parabolic reflector Parabolic Reflector Antenna

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