Table 2 Sand flux for each period in the Taitema playa

From: Strong-wind events control barchan dune migration

Period

Date (dd/mm/yyyy)

Sand flux (10 m)

Time interval

Average wind speed

Strong-wind event proportion

From

To

Q (kg m−1)

RDP/DP

(days)

(m s−1)

(%)

P1

24/04/2021

26/04/2021

3723.95

0.98

2

6.88

23.4

P2

26/04/2021

06/05/2021

10753.61

0.93

10

5.04

16.9

P3

06/05/2021

14/05/2021

6841.89

0.94

8

5.33

15.3

P4

14/05/2021

03/06/2021

11277.83

0.81

20

4.79

9.6

P5

03/06/2021

08/06/2021

3341.32

0.25

5

5.79

11.2

P6

08/06/2021

02/07/2021

13928.58

0.70

24

5.29

8.4

P7

02/07/2021

07/07/2021

1800.92

0.97

5

5.01

2.4

P8

07/07/2021

26/09/2021

36386.94

0.71

81

4.75

2.59

P9

26/09/2021

06/10/2021

10648.96

0.99

10

5.32

8.13

P10

06/10/2021

10/10/2021

5270.89

0.98

4

5.17

17.33