Arid Zone Research ›› 2025, Vol. 42 ›› Issue (5): 933-943.doi: 10.13866/j.azr.2025.05.15

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Characteristics of wind velocity pulsation of transverse ridge microtopography

LI Xiuming1,2(), JIA Wenru3,4,5(), LI Shengyu3,4,5, WANG Cui6, WANG Shijie3,4,5   

  1. 1. School of Management, Hebei GEO University, Shijiazhuang 050031, Hebei, China
    2. Geo-tourism and Rural Revitalization Research Base of Hebei Provincial Association for Science and Technology Think Tanks, Shijiazhuang 050031, Hebei, China
    3. State Key Laboratory of Ecological Safety and Sustainable Development in Arid Lands, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi 830011, Xinjiang, China
    4. National Engineering Research Center for Desert-Oasis Ecological Construction, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi 830011, Xinjiang, China
    5. Mosuo Bay Desert Research Station, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shihezi 832011, Xinjiang, China
    6. Baotou Teachers’ College of Inner Mongolia University of Science and Technology, Baotou 014030, Inner Mongolia, China
  • Received:2024-11-20 Revised:2025-03-02 Online:2025-05-15 Published:2025-10-22
  • Contact: JIA Wenru E-mail:lixiuming010@163.com;jiawenru@ms.xjb.ac.cn

Abstract:

Wind velocity pulsation is the primary aerodynamic factor affecting near-surface wind velocity and erosive force. It is of great significance to study the wind velocity pulsation characteristics near-surface of ridge microtopography for understanding the wind erosion prevention effect of ridge farmland. This paper used wind tunnel experiment to measure the near-surface wind velocity under ridge microtopography conditions,and analyzed the characteristics of the wind velocity pulsation. The results showed that wind velocity pulsation intensity (uv) near-surface first sharply decreases and then gradually increases from the top of the upwind ridge to the top of the downwind ridge, and then decreases again before the downwind ridge. The maximum intensity of wind velocity pulsation (uv_max) under different incoming wind velocities is between 0.59 m·s-1 and 2.42 m·s-1, with most occurrences between measuring points 3H and 5H (H: ridge height). The average intensity of wind velocity pulsation (uv_ave) between adjacent ridges increases initially and then decreases with the increase of measurement height and ridge spacing, with the uv_max appearing at a height approximately equivalent to the ridge height. uv_ave showes an increasing trend with increasing incoming frictional wind velocity and ridge height. The uv_ave at a height of 1 cm decreases exponentially with increasing ridge density, and increases linearly with increasing incoming frictional wind velocity. The variation pattern of the uv_ave can reveal the differences in wind erosion distribution. When the ridge density is controlled within 1-2 ridges·m-1, it can effectively enhance the effectiveness of wind erosion prevention.

Key words: wind velocity pulsation, pulsation intensity, ridge microtopography, wind erosion prevention, wind tunnel experiment