Aeolian saltation fieldwork: Scripts and data for high-frequency saltation flux methodology

This dataset includes sample data, metadata, scripts, and function files related to analyses in the paper "High-frequency measurements of aeolian saltation flux: Field-based methodology and applications" by Martin, Kok, Hugenholtz, Barchyn, Chamecki, and Ellis, accepted for publication in Aeolian Research

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DATA

SurfaceGrainSize_Jericoacoara.txt - Surface grain size distribution at Jericoacoara (Fig. 1 in paper)

SurfaceGrainSize_RanchoGuadalupe.txt - Surface grain size distribution at Rancho Guadalupe (Fig. 1 in paper)

SurfaceGrainSize_Oceano.txt - Surface grain size distribution at Oceano (Fig. 1 in paper)

BSNE_Flux_Sample.txt - Sample BSNE low-frequency fluxes to demonstrate calibration process (Fig. 5 in paper)

Wenglor_FluxCalibration_Sample.txt - Sample Wenglor (high-frequency) sensor counts profile to demonstrate calibration process (Fig. 5 in paper)

Wenglor_FluxCalculation_Sample.txt - Sample Wenglor (high-frequency) sensor counts profile to demonstrate total flux calculation (Fig. 8 in paper)

TotalFlux_TimeSeries_Sample.txt - Sample time series (1 Hz) of calculated total saltation flux by summation and fitting methods, with horizontal wind speeds for comparison (Fig. 12 in paper)

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METADATA

Metadata_SurfaceGrainSize_.txt - Variable name descriptions for "SurfaceGrainSize_...' files

Metadata_BSNE_Flux_Sample.txt - Variable name descriptions for "BSNE_Flux_Sample.txt"

Metadata_Wenglor_FluxCalibration_Sample.txt - Variable name descriptions for "Wenglor_FluxCalibration_Sample.txt"

Metadata_Wenglor_FluxCalculation_Sample.txt - Variable name descriptions for "Wenglor_FluxCalculation_Sample.txt"

Metadata_TotalFlux_TimeSeries_Sample.txt - Variable name descriptions for "TotalFlux_TimeSeries_Sample.txt"

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SCRIPTS (for demonstration analyses)

Flux_Calibration_Demo.m - Demonstration of flux calibration process (Fig. 5 in paper)

Flux_Calculation_Demo.m - Demonstration of total flux calculation process (Fig. 8 in paper)

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FUNCTIONS (used by scripts)

qz_profilefit_exponential.m - Exponential fitting to saltation flux vertical profile

qz_prediction_exponential.m - Predicting saltation fluxes from exponential profile fit

linearfit.m - Linear fitting routine

TotalFlux_Summation.m - Computation of total flux by summation from saltation flux profile