Abstract:The coast of Northeast Brazil is under the influence of the winds that blow towards the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) and that have favored the formation of eolian depositional systems in the late Quaternary. In areas with bioclastic contribution, such as Piauí and part of Ceará and Rio Grande do Norte, on the coast of the continental portion, and the Fernando de Noronha Archipelago, in the insular portion, these systems include eolianites, which were characterized here as for: paleowinds, depositional… Show more
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