Table 3 Migration monitoring of barchan dunes around the world

From: Strong-wind events control barchan dune migration

Sample

Location

Satellite data (m)

No. of Periods

Duration (dd/mm/yyyy)

No. of dunes

ut (m s−1)

L1

China 40.6°N, 93.0°E

Planet (3 × 3 m)

10

25/03/2017–25/03/2022

20

5.2352

L2

Chad 17.9°N, 19.4°E

Planet (3 × 3 m)

16

03/06/2016–19/07/2022

24

5.18

L3

Qatar 25.0°N, 51.5°E

Google Earth (0.27 × 0.27 m)

8

22/11/2009–11/07/2020

10

4.92