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Measuring Aeolian Saltation: A Comparison of Sensors

Measuring Aeolian Saltation: A Comparison of Sensors

Authors :
Paulo Henrique Gomes de Oliveira Sousa
Douglas J. Sherman
Luis Parente Maia
Bailiang Li
Eugene J. Farrell
Walter D. Cox
Jean T. Ellis
Source :
Journal of Coastal Research. 59:280-290
Publication Year :
2011
Publisher :
Coastal Education and Research Foundation, 2011.

Abstract

We report the results of field experiments designed to compare four types of aeolian saltation sensors: the Safire; the Wenglor® Particle Counter; the Miniphone; and the Buzzer Disc. Sets of sensors were deployed in tight spatial arrays and sampled at rates as fast as 20 kHz. In two of the three trials, the data from the sensors are compared to data obtained from sand traps. The Miniphone and the Buzzer Disc, based on microphone and piezoelectric technologies, respectively, produced grain impact counts comparable to those derived from the trap data. The Safire and the Wenglor® Particle Counter produce count rates that were an order of magnitude too slow. Safires undercount because of their large momentum threshold and because its signal is saturated at relatively slow transport rates. We conclude that the Miniphone and the Buzzer Disc are appropriate for deployment as grain counters because their small size allows them to be installed in closely-spaced sets.

Details

ISSN :
15515036 and 07490208
Volume :
59
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Journal of Coastal Research
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........13d9f53ef76571532c11c8651ba7c83b
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.2112/si59-030.1