The lowering of land surface caused by wind best describes deflation as it relates to Earth science.
Deflation, in geology, erosion by wind of loose material from flat areas of dry, uncemented sediments such as those occurring in deserts, dry lake beds, floodplains, and glacial outwash plains.
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