new method for estimation of aeolian sand transport rate using ceramic sand flux sensor (ud-101)风积沙运输率估计的新方法使用陶瓷砂流量传感器(ud - 101).pdfVIP

Sensors 2009, 9, 9058-9072; doi:10.3390/ OPEN ACCESS sensors ISSN 1424-8220 /journal/sensors Article New Method for Estimation of Aeolian Sand Transport Rate Using Ceramic Sand Flux Sensor (UD-101) Keiko Udo Disaster Control Research Center, Tohoku University, 6-6 Aoba, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8579, Japan; E-Mail: udo@potential1.civil.tohoku.ac.jp; Tel.: +81-22-795-4843; Fax: +81-22-795-4843 Received: 26 August 2009; in revised form: 4 November 2009 / Accepted: 5 November 2009 / Published: 13 November 2009 Abstract: In this study, a new method for the estimation of aeolian sand transport rate was developed; the method employs a ceramic sand flux sensor (UD-101). UD-101 detects wind-blown sand impacting on its surface. The method was devised by considering the results of wind tunnel experiments that were performed using a vertical sediment trap and the UD-101. Field measurements to evaluate the estimation accuracy during the prevalence of unsteady winds were performed on a flat backshore. The results showed that aeolian sand transport rates estimated using the developed method were of the same order as those estimated using the existing method for high transport rates, i.e., for transport rates greater –1 –1 than 0.01 kg m s . Keywords: piezoelectric sensor; impact counts; wind-blown sand transport; instantaneous sand transport; moisture content 1. Introduction Aeolian sand transport