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Surface and Meteorological Data of Protodune Dynamics at Medano Creek Area, Great Sand Dunes National Park, Colorado, USA on 3rd 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 early-stage protodunes developing on a moist sandy surface in the Medano Creek area at Great Sand Dunes National Park, Colorado, USA under very strong winds. As well as the TLS data, additional nearby measurements of the wind speed through a CSAT 3D sonic anemometer and sediment transport using a Sensit and Wenglor fork sensors.

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Citation Information - Digital Object Identifier (DOI) 6/8/2026
Data 6/8/2026

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Source Metadata
XML, HTML
Date added
06 August 2026
Harvest GUID
2f1c46b3-c5ba-7132-e063-0937940a8b77
Extent (Latitude)
37.7500° to 37.7400°
Extent (Longitude)
-105.5200° to -105.5100°
Dataset reference date (creation)
2025-02-22
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