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Profiling river surface velocities and volume flow estimation with bistatic UHF RiverSonde radar

January 1, 2003

From the velocity profiles across the river, estimates of total volume flow for the four methods were calculated based on a knowledge of the bottom depth vs position across the river. It was found that the flow comparisons for the American River were much closer, within 2% of each other among all of the methods. Sources of positional biases and anomalies in the RiverSonde measurement patterns along the river were identified and discussed.

Publication Year 2003
Title Profiling river surface velocities and volume flow estimation with bistatic UHF RiverSonde radar
Authors D. Barrick, C. Teague, P. Lilleboe, R. Cheng, J. Gartner
Publication Type Conference Paper
Publication Subtype Conference Paper
Index ID 70026227
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse