Evaluating velocity measurement techniques in shallow streams

Journal of Hydraulic Research

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 752-762

  Stone, Mark C ^a   Hotchkiss, Rollin H ^b  

^a DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Acoustic instruments; Ecohydraulics; Field methods; Turbulence; Velocity profiles

Indexed keywords

FLOW FIELDS; FLOW OF WATER; HYDRAULICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TURBULENCE; VELOCIMETERS; VELOCITY; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

ACOUSTIC DOPPLER VELOCIMETER (ADV); ACOUSTIC INSTRUMENT; ECOHYDRAULICS; SHALLOW RIVERS;

RIVERS;

FLOW FIELDS; FLOW OF WATER; HYDRAULICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RIVERS; TURBULENCE; VELOCIMETERS; VELOCITY; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ACOUSTIC DOPPLER CURRENT PROFILER; FLOW VELOCITY; MEASUREMENT METHOD; PARAMETERIZATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SHALLOW WATER; STREAMFLOW; TURBULENCE; VELOCITY PROFILE;

EID: 37449017861     PISSN: 00221686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00221686.2007.9521813     Document Type: Article

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