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Surface and Meteorological Data of Ripples, Saltation and Protodune Dynamics at Medano Creek, Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, Colorado, USA in March and April 2023

Publisher
British Geological Survey (BGS)
Updated
6 August 2026
Topic
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Licence
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Summary

This dataset includes raw point cloud data from repeat terrestrial laser scans (TLS) for measuring ripple and saltation dynamics as well as early-stage protodunes migrating and eroding on a moist surface in the Medano Creek Area, Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, Colorado, USA. As well as the TLS data, additional measurements include wind speed with a CSAT 3D sonic anemometer and sediment transport using a Sensit and Wenglor fork sensors.

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Source Metadata
XML, HTML
Date added
06 August 2026
Harvest GUID
34b11506-7d61-ac62-e063-3050940a1b4f
Extent (Latitude)
37.7800° to 37.7000°
Extent (Longitude)
-105.5400° to -105.5000°
Dataset reference date (creation)
2025-05-01
Frequency of update
notApplicable
Access constraints
The copyright of materials derived from the British Geological Survey's work is vested in the Natural Environment Research Council [NERC]. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the prior permission of the copyright holder, via the BGS Intellectual Property Rights Manager. Use by customers of information provided by the BGS, is at the customer's own risk. In view of the disparate sources of information at BGS's disposal, including such material donated to BGS, that BGS accepts in good faith as being accurate, the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) gives no warranty, expressed or implied, as to the quality or accuracy of the information supplied, or to the information's suitability for any use. NERC/BGS accepts no liability whatever in respect of loss, damage, injury or other occurence however caused.
Responsible party
University of Southampton (originator); University of Oxford (originator); University of Loughborough (originator); British Geological Survey (distributor, pointOfContact)
ISO 19139 resource type
dataset
Metadata language
eng