Huab Dune Field Saltation and Ripple Dynamics with Meteorological Data, 2014-2018

Raw point cloud data from repeat terrestrial laser scans captures rippled surfaces on barchan and dome dunes in Namibia's Skeleton Coast National Park. The dataset includes concurrent measurements of wind speed via sonic and cup anemometers and sediment transport via gate sensors. It was collected by the British Geological Survey across three field campaigns in 2014, 2016, and 2018.

Use Cases

• Modeling saltation height dynamics based on repeat terrestrial laser scan data
• Calculating 3D ripple celerity from point cloud scans of dune surfaces
• Correlating sediment transport rates with wind speed measurements from anemometers
• Analyzing the evolution of barchan and dome dune forms over multi-year periods

Strengths

• Data spans three distinct field campaigns in 2014, 2016, and 2018, enabling temporal analysis
• Combines high-resolution 3D point cloud scans with in-situ meteorological and sediment transport measurements

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment

Provenance

Source

British Geological Survey (BGS)

Collection Method

Repeat terrestrial laser scans (TLS) and in-situ sensor measurements (CSAT 3D sonic anemometer, cup anemometer, Sensit and Wenglor gate sensors)

Time Range

2014, 2016, 2018

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-28 14:04:31.309577; freshness should be verified

Geography

Huab Dune Field, Skeleton Coast National Park, Namibia