Using spectral analysis to detect sensor noise and correct turbulence intensity and shear stress estimates from EMCM flow records

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 195-203

  Lapointe, M F ^a   De Serres, B ^b   Biron, P ^b   Roy, A G ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Electromagnetic current meters; Noise; River hydraulics; Spectral analysis; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC CURRENT METER; SENSOR NOISE; SHEAR STRESS; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; TURBULENT FLOW;

CURRENT METERS; ELECTROMAGNETIC; FLOW MEASUREMENT; NOISE; RIVERS; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0029657529     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9837(199602)21:2<195::AID-ESP581>3.0.CO;2-V     Document Type: Article

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