This book introduces the geological concept of the ¿windfield-source-basin system,¿ based on integrated modern and ancient sedimentology studies. It identifies wind field as a main sedimentation-controlling factor that combines with provenance and basin dynamics to determine the formation and distribution of depositional systems. Using the unary properties of facies, sedimentary models and the duality properties of source-to-sink approaches, the concept of a ¿wind-source-basin system¿ introduces the ¿sedimentary system trinity¿: wind field, provenance and basin properties. ¿Wind-source-basin systems¿ provide more plausible genetic interpretations of depositional systems (including both continental and marine facies, and clastic and carbonate systems), as well as more comprehensive and precise predictions of depositional