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Application of a High-Precision Aeolian Sand Collector in Field Wind and Sand Surveys

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  • Xinchun Liu

    (Institute of Desert Meteorology, CMA, Taklimakan Desert Meteorology Field Experiment Station of CMA, Xinjiang Laboratory of Tree Ring Ecology, Key Laboratory of Tree-Ring Physical and Chemical Research of China Meteorological Administration, Urumqi 830002, China)

  • Yongde Kang

    (State Key Laboratory of Eco-Hydraulics in Northwest Arid Region of China, School of Water Resources and Hydroelectric Engineering, Xi’an University of Technology, Xi’an 710048, China)

  • Hongna Chen

    (Urumqi Environmental Monitoring Center, Urumqi 830001, China)

  • Hui Lu

    (Key Laboratory of Ecology of Rare and Endangered Species and Environmental Protection, Guangxi Normal University, Ministry of Education, Guilin 541004, China
    College of Environment and Resources, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541004, China)

Abstract

Sand collectors are important for quantitatively monitoring aeolian sand activities. In this paper, an automatic high-precision sand collector was designed. Based on the measured data of aeolian transport performed with a piezoelectric saltation sensor (H11-Sensit) and a 10 m high meteorological tower, the sampling efficiency of the automatic sand sampler and the horizontal dust flux of the near surface were analyzed based on observed data. The results were as follows: the best-fitting function between the number of impacting sand particles and the amount of collected sand was a linear relationship. The average value of R 2 was 0.7702, and the average sand collection efficiency of the sand collector at a height of 5 cm was 94.3%, indicating good sand collection performance. From all field tests conducted so far, it appeared that a high-precision sand sampler was a useful device for making field measurements of horizontal dust fluxes and ascertaining the relationship between transition particles and wind speed. In the future, the equipment costs and wind drive will continue to be optimized.

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  • Xinchun Liu & Yongde Kang & Hongna Chen & Hui Lu, 2021. "Application of a High-Precision Aeolian Sand Collector in Field Wind and Sand Surveys," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(14), pages 1-19, July.
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