mobileMenu


Surface and Meteorological Data of Saltation and Ripple Dynamics at Huab Dune Field, Skeleton Coast National Park, Namibia 2014, 2016 and 2018

Dataset title Surface and Meteorological Data of Saltation and Ripple Dynamics at Huab Dune Field, Skeleton Coast National Park, Namibia 2014, 2016 and 2018
Dataset creators Joanna M. Nield, University of Southampton
Giles F.S. Wiggs, University of Oxford
Matthew C. Baddock, Loughborough University
Pauline Delorme, University of Hull
Dataset theme Geoscientific Information
Dataset abstract

This dataset includes raw point cloud data from repeat terrestrial laser scans (TLS) of rippled surfaces on barchan and dome dunes within the Huab Dune Field, Skeleton Coast National Park, Namibia. This raw data can be used to extract saltation height dynamics as well as 3D ripple data including celerity. As well as the TLS data, additional measurements of the wind speed through a CSAT 3D sonic anemometer or cup anemometer and sediment transport using a Sensit and Wenglor gate sensor.
Dataset content dates 06/09/2014 to 08/09/2018
Dataset spatial coverage Data collected within the Huab Dune Field,
approximate location -20.867239, 13.486874
Dataset supply format dat, xlsx, xyz, dat
Dataset language English-United Kingdom
Dataset discovery metadata record Discovery Link to the dataset's BGS Discovery Metadata record
Dataset publisher NERC EDS National Geoscience Data Centre
Dataset publication date 12th October 2023
Dataset digital object identifier (DOI) 10.5285/cc1b2bd9-2099-4fea-a731-6b4cf3d4c2be
Dataset citation text Nield, J.M., Wiggs, G.F.S., Baddock, M.C., Delorme, P. (2023). Surface and Meteorological Data of Saltation and Ripple Dynamics at Huab Dune Field, Skeleton Coast National Park, Namibia 2014, 2016 and 2018. NERC EDS National Geoscience Data Centre. (Dataset). https://doi.org/10.5285/cc1b2bd9-2099-4fea-a731-6b4cf3d4c2be
Constraints and terms of use This data set is available under Open Government Licence, subject to the following acknowledgement accompanying any reproduced materials: "Contains data supplied by permission of the Natural Environment Research Council [YEAR]".
Access the dataset