Accuracy of annual volume from current-meter-based stage discharges

Journal of Hydrologic Engineering

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 489-501

  Clemmens, Albert J ^a,b   Wahlin, Brian T ^c  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b U S WATER CONSERVATION LABORATORY   (United States)

^c WEST Consultants Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Flow measurement; Stream gaging; Uncertainty principles; Volume measurement; Water discharge

Indexed keywords

DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); ESTIMATION; VOLUME MEASUREMENT; WATER;

STREAM GAGING; UNCERTAINTY PRINCIPLES; WATER DISCHARGE;

FLOW MEASUREMENT;

DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); ESTIMATION; FLOW MEASUREMENT; VOLUME MEASUREMENT; WATER;

CHANNEL FLOW; DISCHARGE; ERROR ANALYSIS; FLOW MEASUREMENT; STREAMFLOW; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 33747297499     PISSN: 10840699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1084-0699(2006)11:5(489)     Document Type: Article

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