BlazeVideo images of a ripple field in Grand Falls Dune Field, Arizona, from April 2023 to July 2023.
Our goal for this work is to place better constraints on aeolian atmospheric-surface interactions through long-term monitoring of an active, bi-modal dune field located near Grand Falls, Arizona. This dune field has been monitored since 2013 by the USGS, and data from each collection year are released as USGS Data Release products. Data described here is the imagery component, which includes time-stamp images from three cameras and camera information (height of camera from ground surface, azimuth, and angle of camera relative to the ground surface).
Camera images are organized by date the image was taken. Each folder comprises images taken with the range of dates listed as the folder name. Folder format is YYYY_MM_DD-YYY_MM_DD. Individual file names represent the date and time the image was taken, which camera, and image's unique ID. File format is YYYYMMDD_HHMMSS_Camera#_ImageID.
Our instruments are set up near an active ripple field in the Grand Falls Dune Field. The instrument array includes a meteorological weather station that records temperature, barometric pressure, relative humidity, wind direction, wind speed, solar radiation, and precipitation every 15 minutes, three BlazeVideo cameras situated surrounding the ripple field that take images every 10 minutes to capture ripple migration, and a suite of passive sediment catchers. In addition to the deployed instruments, each time we visit the field site we also image the ripple field using a Nikon D750 (35 mm) camera. This data is processed using the software Agisoft Metashape Professional to create digital elevation models of the ripple field.
Fieldwork on the Navajo Nation was conducted under a permit from the Navajo Nation Minerals Department. Any persons wishing to conduct geologic investigations on the Navajo Nation must first apply for and receive a permit from the Navajo Nation Minerals Department, P.O. Box 1910, Window Rock, Arizona 86515, and telephone # (928) 871-6587.
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| description | Our goal for this work is to place better constraints on aeolian atmospheric-surface interactions through long-term monitoring of an active, bi-modal dune field located near Grand Falls, Arizona. This dune field has been monitored since 2013 by the USGS, and data from each collection year are released as USGS Data Release products. Data described here is the imagery component, which includes time-stamp images from three cameras and camera information (height of camera from ground surface, azimuth, and angle of camera relative to the ground surface). Camera images are organized by date the image was taken. Each folder comprises images taken with the range of dates listed as the folder name. Folder format is YYYY_MM_DD-YYY_MM_DD. Individual file names represent the date and time the image was taken, which camera, and image's unique ID. File format is YYYYMMDD_HHMMSS_Camera#_ImageID. Our instruments are set up near an active ripple field in the Grand Falls Dune Field. The instrument array includes a meteorological weather station that records temperature, barometric pressure, relative humidity, wind direction, wind speed, solar radiation, and precipitation every 15 minutes, three BlazeVideo cameras situated surrounding the ripple field that take images every 10 minutes to capture ripple migration, and a suite of passive sediment catchers. In addition to the deployed instruments, each time we visit the field site we also image the ripple field using a Nikon D750 (35 mm) camera. This data is processed using the software Agisoft Metashape Professional to create digital elevation models of the ripple field. Fieldwork on the Navajo Nation was conducted under a permit from the Navajo Nation Minerals Department. Any persons wishing to conduct geologic investigations on the Navajo Nation must first apply for and receive a permit from the Navajo Nation Minerals Department, P.O. Box 1910, Window Rock, Arizona 86515, and telephone # (928) 871-6587. |
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| modified | 2026-04-09T00:00:00Z |
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| title | BlazeVideo images of a ripple field in Grand Falls Dune Field, Arizona, from April 2023 to July 2023. |
