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Please list articles that you're considering for your Wikipedia assignment below. Begin to critique these articles and find relevant sources.

Option 1

 * Article title
 * Aeolian landform


 * Article Evaluation
 * This is the article I chose to evaluate:Evaluate an Article. It needs a lot more citations, better writing, and deeper integration into other articles.


 * Sources
 * Chojnacki, M., Hargitai, H. & Kereszturi, Á. Encyclopedia of Planetary Landforms. Encycl. Planet. Landforms 1–6 (2015). doi:10.1007/978-1-4614-9213-9
 * Bagnold, R. A. The physics of blown sand and desert dunes. (1941).
 * Sharp, R. P. Wind Ripples. J. Geol. 71, 617–636 (1963).
 * Nishimori, H. & Ouchi, N. Formation of ripple patterns and dunes by wind-blown sand. Phys. Rev. Lett. 71, 197–200 (1993).
 * Momiji, H., Nishimori, H. & Bishop, S. R. On the shape and migration speed of a proto-dune. Earth Surf. Process. Landforms 27, 1335–1338 (2002).
 * Phillips, J. D. et al. Low-angle eolian deposits formed by protodune migration, and insights into slipface development at White Sands Dune Field, New Mexico. Aeolian Res. 36, 9–26 (2019).
 * Baddock, M. C., Nield, J. M. & Wiggs, G. F. S. Early-stage aeolian protodunes: Bedform development and sand transport dynamics. Earth Surf. Process. Landforms 43, 339–346 (2018).

Option 2

 * Article title
 * Aeolian processes


 * Article Evaluation
 * This article is in general pretty good. However, there are gaps (no mention of reptation, megaripples), and general lack of citations throughout. Further, the article lacks a section on differing processes on planets other than Earth. I could also greatly improve this article simply through the inclusion of case-studies on Earth.


 * Sources
 * Bai, Y., Wang, N., Liao, K. & Klenk, P. Geomorphological evolution revealed by aeolian sedimentary structure in Badain Jaran Desert on Alxa Plateau, Northwest China. Chinese Geogr. Sci. 21, 267–278 (2011).
 * Goossens, D. Aeolian dust ripples: Their occurrence, morphometrical characteristics, dynamics and origin. Catena 18, 379–407 (1991).
 * Fenton, L. K., Bandfield, J. L. & Ward, A. W. Aeolian processes in Proctor Crater on Mars: Sedimentary history as analyzed from multiple data sets. J. Geophys. Res. E Planets 108, 3–1 (2003).
 * Rasmussen, K. R., Valance, A. & Merrison, J. Laboratory studies of aeolian sediment transport processes on planetary surfaces. Geomorphology 244, 74–94 (2015).
 * Swet, N. et al. Can active sands generate dust particles by wind-induced processes? Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 506, 371–380 (2019).
 * Walker, I. J. & Hesp, P. A. Fundamentals of Aeolian Sediment Transport: Airflow Over Dunes. Treatise on Geomorphology 11, (Elsevier Ltd., 2013).
 * Nield, J. M., Wiggs, G. F. S. & Squirrell, R. S. Aeolian sand strip mobility and protodune development on a drying beach: Examining surface moisture and surface roughness patterns measured by terrestrial laser scanning. Earth Surf. Process. Landforms 36, 513–522 (2011).
 * Baddock, M. C., Nield, J. M. & Wiggs, G. F. S. Early-stage aeolian protodunes: Bedform development and sand transport dynamics. Earth Surf. Process. Landforms 43, 339–346 (2018).
 * Fenton, L. K., Toigo, A. D. & Richardson, M. I. Aeolian processes in Proctor Crater on Mars: Mesoscale modeling of dune-forming winds. J. Geophys. Res. E Planets 110, 1–18 (2005).
 * Wang, P., Zhang, J. & Huang, N. A theoretical model for aeolian polydisperse-sand ripples. Geomorphology 335, 28–36 (2019).
 * Silvestro, S., Fenton, L. K., Vaz, D. A., Bridges, N. T. & Ori, G. G. Ripple migration and dune activity on Mars: Evidence for dynamic wind processes. Geophys. Res. Lett. 37, 5–10 (2010).
 * Momiji, H., Nishimori, H. & Bishop, S. R. On the shape and migration speed of a proto-dune. Earth Surf. Process. Landforms 27, 1335–1338 (2002).
 * Walker, I. J. & Shugar, D. H. Secondary flow deflection in the lee of transverse dunes with implications for dune morphodynamics and migration. Earth Surf. Process. Landforms 38, 1642–1654 (2013).
 * Baker, M. M. et al. Coarse Sediment Transport in the Modern Martian Environment. J. Geophys. Res. Planets 123, 1380–1394 (2018).
 * Heindel, R. C., Chipman, J. W., Dietrich, J. T. & Virginia, R. A. Quantifying rates of soil deflation with Structure-from-Motion photogrammetry in west Greenland. Arctic, Antarct. Alp. Res. 50, S100012 (2018).
 * Walker, I. J. et al. Responses of three-dimensional flow to variations in the angle of incident wind and profile form of dunes: Greenwich Dunes, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Geomorphology 105, 127–138 (2009).
 * Zhang, W. et al. Environmental dynamics of a star dune. Geomorphology 273, 28–38 (2016).
 * Radebaugh, J. et al. Our evolving understanding of aeolian bedforms, based on observation of dunes on different worlds. Aeolian Res. 26, 5–27 (2016).
 * Lancaster, N. Star dunes. Prog. Phys. Geogr. 13, 67–91 (1989).
 * Katra, I., Yizhaq, H. & Kok, J. F. Mechanisms limiting the growth of aeolian megaripples. Geophys. Res. Lett. 41, 858–865 (2014).
 * Nielson, J. & Kocurek, G. Surface processes, deposits, and development of star dunes: Dumont dune field, California. Geol. Soc. Am. Bull. 99, 177–186 (1987).
 * Hesp, P. A. et al. Flow deflection over a foredune. Geomorphology 230, 64–74 (2015).
 * Kok, J. F. et al. The physics of wind-blown sand and dust. Reports Prog. Phys. 75, 106901 (2012).
 * Anderson, R. S. A theoretical model for aeolian impact ripples. Sedimentology 34, 943–956 (1987).
 * Yizhaq, H., Ashkenazy, Y. & Tsoar, H. Why do active and stabilized dunes coexist under the same climatic conditions? Phys. Rev. Lett. 98, 98–101 (2007).
 * Zhang, D., Narteau, C., Rozier, O. & Courrech Du Pont, S. Morphology and dynamics of star dunes from numerical modelling. Nat. Geosci. 5, 463–467 (2012).

Option 3

 * Article title
 * Transverse aeolian ridges


 * Article Evaluation
 * I'm writing my dissertation on these features, so they are of obvious importance to me. There is rapidly rising interest in these features, and this article is very short, outdated, and lacks a great amount of detail.


 * Sources
 * Berman, D. C., Balme, M. R., Rafkin, S. C. R. & Zimbelman, J. R. Transverse Aeolian Ridges (TARs) on Mars II: Distributions, orientations, and ages. Icarus 213, 116–130 (2011).
 * Balme, M., Berman, D. C., Bourke, M. C. & Zimbelman, J. R. Geomorphology Transverse Aeolian Ridges (TARs) on Mars. Geomorphology 101, 703–720 (2008).
 * Hugenholtz, C. H., Barchyn, T. E. & Boulding, A. Morphology of transverse aeolian ridges (TARs) on Mars from a large sample: Further evidence of a megaripple origin? Icarus 286, 193–201 (2017).
 * Sullivan, R., Bridges, N., Herkenhoff, K., Hamilton, V. & Rubin, D. Transverse Aeolian ridges (TARs) as megaripples: Rover encounters at Meridiani Planum, Gusev, and gale. in Eighth International Conference on Mars 1791, 1424 (2014).
 * Geissler, P. E. The birth and death of TARs on mars. J. Geophys. Res. 2583–2599 (2014). doi:10.1002/2014JE004633.Received
 * Foroutan, M. & Zimbelman, J. R. Mega-ripples in Iran: A new analog for transverse aeolian ridges on Mars. Icarus 274, 99–105 (2016).
 * Zimbelman, J. R. & Scheidt, S. P. Precision topography of a reversing sand dune at Bruneau Dunes, Idaho, as an analog for Transverse Aeolian Ridges on Mars. Icarus 230, 29–37 (2014).
 * Berman, D. C., Balme, M. R., Michalski, J. R., Clark, S. C. & Joseph, E. C. S. High-resolution investigations of Transverse Aeolian Ridges on Mars. Icarus 312, 247–266 (2018).
 * Shockey, K. M. & Zimbelman, J. R. Analysis of transverse aeolian ridge profiles derived from HiRISE images of Mars. Earth Surf. Process. Landforms 38, 179–182 (2013).
 * Wilson, S. A. & Zimbelman, J. R. Latitude-dependent nature and physical characteristics of transverse aeolian ridges on Mars. J. Geophys. Res. E Planets 109, 1–12 (2004).
 * Scuderi, L., Nagle-McNaughton, T. & Williams, J. Trace evidence from mars’ past: Fingerprinting Transverse Aeolian Ridges. Remote Sens. 11, 1060 (2019).
 * Zimbelman, J. R. Transverse Aeolian Ridges on Mars: First results from HiRISE images. Geomorphology 121, 22–29 (2010).
 * Geissler, P. E. & Wilgus, J. T. The morphology of transverse aeolian ridges on Mars. Aeolian Res. 26, 63–71 (2017).
 * Foroutan, M., Steinmetz, G., Zimbelman, J. R. & Duguay, C. R. Megaripples at Wau-an-Namus, Libya: A new analog for similar features on Mars. Icarus 319, 840–851 (2019).
 * Palafox, L. F., Hamilton, C. W., Scheidt, S. P. & Alvarez, A. M. Automated detection of geological landforms on Mars using Convolutional Neural Networks. Comput. Geosci. 101, 48–56 (2017).
 * Bridges, N. T. et al. Planet-wide sand motion on mars. Geology 40, 31–34 (2012).

Option 4

 * Article title
 * Megaripples


 * Article Evaluation
 * This article redirects to "ripples" which is a mistake. Megaripples are fundamentally different bedforms, composed of different materials, and through different processes.


 * Sources
 * Yizhaq, H. A mathematical model for aeolian megaripples on Mars. Phys. A Stat. Mech. its Appl. 357, 57–63 (2005).
 * Yizhaq, H., Katra, I., Kok, J. F. & Isenberg, O. Transverse instability of megaripples. Geology 40, 459–462 (2012).
 * Zimbelman, J. R. The transition between sand ripples and megaripples on Mars. Icarus 333, 127–129 (2019).
 * Yizhaq, H. A simple model of aeolian megaripples. Phys. A Stat. Mech. its Appl. 338, 211–217 (2004).
 * Katra, I., Yizhaq, H. & Kok, J. F. Mechanisms limiting the growth of aeolian megaripples. Geophys. Res. Lett. 41, 858–865 (2014).
 * Yizhaq, H. et al. The origin of the transverse instability of aeolian megaripples. Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 512, 59–70 (2019).
 * Yizhaq, H. & Katra, I. Longevity of aeolian megaripples. Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 422, 28–32 (2015).
 * de Silva, S. L., Spagnuolo, M. G., Bridges, N. T. & Zimbelman, J. R. Gravel-mantled megaripples of the Argentinean Puna: A model for their origin and growth with implications for Mars. Bull. Geol. Soc. Am. 125, 1912–1929 (2013).
 * Zimbelman, J. R., Williams, S. H. & Johnston, A. K. Cross-sectional profiles of sand ripples, megaripples, and dunes: A method for discriminating between formational mechanisms. Earth Surf. Process. Landforms 37, 1120–1125 (2012).
 * Vriend, N. M. & Jarvis, P. A. Between a ripple and a dune. Nat. Phys. 14, 741–742 (2018).
 * Isenberg, O. et al. Megaripple flattening due to strong winds. Geomorphology 131, 69–84 (2011).
 * Tanner, W. F. Ripple mark indicies and their uses. Sedimentology 9, 89–104 (1967).
 * Bagnold, R. A. The physics of blown sand and desert dunes. (1941).
 * Sharp, R. P. Wind Ripples. J. Geol. 71, 617–636 (1963).
 * Qian, G., Dong, Z., Zhang, Z., Luo, W. & Lu, J. Granule ripples in the Kumtagh Desert, China: Morphology, grain size and influencing factors. Sedimentology 59, 1888–1901 (2012).

Option 5

 * Article title
 * Reptation


 * Article Evaluation
 * This article currently does not exist. There is an article on saltation, but reptation is a crucial aspect of saltation that is missing.


 * Sources
 * Andreotti, B., Claudin, P. & Pouliquen, O. Aeolian sand ripples: experimental study of fully developed states. Phys. Rev. Lett. 96, 28001 (2006).
 * Goossens, D. Aeolian dust ripples: Their occurrence, morphometrical characteristics, dynamics and origin. Catena 18, 379–407 (1991).
 * Brugmans, F. Wind ripples in an active drift sand area in the Netherlands: A preliminary report. Earth Surf. Process. landforms 8, 527–534 (1983).
 * Lapotre, M. G. A. et al. Morphologic Diversity of Martian Ripples: Implications for Large-Ripple Formation. Geophys. Res. Lett. 45, 10,229-10,239 (2018).
 * McLean, S. R. The stability of ripples and dunes. Earth Sci. Rev. 29, 131–144 (1990).
 * Lapotre, M. G. A. et al. Large wind ripples on Mars: A record of atmospheric evolution. Science (80-. ). 353, 55–58 (2016).
 * Howard, A. D. Effect of slope on the threshold of motion and its application to orientation of wind ripples. Bull. Geol. Soc. Am. 88, 853–856 (1977).
 * Anderson, R. S. A theoretical model for aeolian impact ripples. Sedimentology 34, 943–956 (1987).
 * Wang, P., Zhang, J. & Huang, N. A theoretical model for aeolian polydisperse-sand ripples. Geomorphology 335, 28–36 (2019).
 * Manukyan, E. & Prigozhin, L. Formation of aeolian ripples and sand sorting. Phys. Rev. E 79, 31303 (2009).
 * Wilson, I. G. Aeolian Bedforms—Their Development and Origins. Sedimentology 19, 173–210 (1972).
 * Bagnold, R. A. The physics of blown sand and desert dunes. (1941).
 * Sharp, R. P. Wind Ripples. J. Geol. 71, 617–636 (1963).