Abstract:A blown sand control system is needed to protect the top of the Mogao Grottoes. In particular, a shrub shelter belt is an essential component of such a control system. Observational results show that the airflow field nearby shrub shelter belt is redistributed, and the near-surface sand stream is dramatically changed. The effective prevention range is 20~30 times of the height of shrub shelter belt, while wind velocity decreases from 68.1 to 40.7%, and sand transport rates at 2m behind every shrub shelte...