Table 2 Annual changes in the sand resultant drift direction at each observation point.

From: Wind dynamic environment, sand material transport law and prevention strategies of Sichuan Tibet Railway

Month

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

Xie rong

RDD(°)

212.84

236.66

319.84

198.54

280.12

200.63

324.84

286.74

308.83

200.06

209.14

216.89

Direction

SSW

WSW

NW

SSW

W

SSW

NW

WNW

NW

SSW

SSW

SW

RA(°)

205.44

220.12

301.26

198.06

261.17

196.19

329.75

290.66

318.56

197.71

205.85

212.25

Direction

SSW

SW

WNW

SSW

W

SSW

NNW

WNW

NW

SSW

SSW

SSW

Zhang da

RDD(°)

287.01

89.59

94.01

95.60

87.33

139.53

32.11

283.42

160.62

319.30

82.27

81.20

Direction

WNW

E

E

E

E

SE

NNE

WNW

SSE

NW

E

E

RA(°)

105.80

89.64

94.36

95.45

95.79

131.27

56.12

103.34

160.65

77.30

86.91

80.83

Direction

ESE

E

E

E

E

SE

NE

ESE

SSE

ENE

E

E

Deji

RDD(°)

122.97

179.06

126.56

233.89

262.36

256.18

265.94

260.52

257.95

270.97

105.83

96.88

Direction

ESE

S

SE

SW

W

WSW

W

W

WSW

W

ESE

E

RA(°)

127.58

179.33

125.75

230.40

262.16

255.62

266.37

259.60

257.78

271.11

105.82

95.97

Direction

SE

S

SE

SW

W

WSW

W

W

WSW

W

ESE

E

Jia bang

RDD(°)

325.18

300.46

295.07

296.48

297.47

316.32

332.73

328.61

300.70

329.96

310.48

325.78

Direction

NW

WNW

WNW

WNW

WNW

NW

NNW

NNW

WNW

NNW

NW

NW

RA(°)

316.56

296.99

290.53

294.47

293.32

316.61

336.21

334.26

277.67

329.08

296.35

323.16

Direction

NW

WNW

WNW

WNW

WNW

NW

NNW

NNW

W

NNW

WNW

NW