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Journal of Desert Research ›› 2020, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (5): 81-88.DOI: 10.7522/j.issn.1000-694X.2020.00052

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Modeling aeolian sand flux over farmland for different time scales

Yapeng Huang1(), Zhongling Guo1(), Chunping Chang1, Rende Wang2, Jifeng Li1, Qing Li2   

  1. 1.College of Resource and Environment Sciences,Hebei Normal University,Shijiazhuang 050024,China
    2.Institute of Geographical Sciences,Hebei Academy of Sciences,Shijiazhuang 050021,China
  • Received:2020-04-09 Revised:2020-05-22 Online:2020-09-28 Published:2020-09-28
  • Contact: Zhongling Guo

Abstract:

Most aeolian sand transport models have empirical parameters which can account for the erodibility of the soil. In this paper, the transport rates predicted using four models by Bagnold (1937), Kawamura (1951), Zingg et al (1953) and Lettau et al (1978) were compared based on the observed data with different time scales at two typical sites in 2017 and 2018 in Kangbao County, Hebei Province, China. The results revealed that the predicted values of the four models were generally related to the observed transport rates. The relationship between the observed sand transport rates and friction wind velocity followed an exponential function. The new parameters of the four models were determined by calibrating the four models with observed data. It revealed that the empirical parameters of the models changed with time scales. More studies related to the parameters of aeolian sand transport models are required.

Key words: aeolian sand transport, time scale, aeolian sand flux model, wind erosion

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