Measuring real-time streamflow using emerging technologies: Radar, hydroacoustics, and the probability concept

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 357, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 1-10

  Fulton, John ^a   Ostrowski, Joseph ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b National Weather Service   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydroacoustics; Probability concept; Radar; Streamflow; Surface water velocity

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; DETECTORS; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; FORECASTING; GAGING; GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MEASUREMENTS; OPEN CHANNEL FLOW; PROBABILITY; RADAR; RADAR MEASUREMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RUNOFF; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; STANDARDS; STATISTICS; SURFACES; TECHNOLOGY; UNDERWATER ACOUSTICS; WATER;

(1 1 0) SURFACE; ALTERNATIVE METHODS; AVERAGE DIFFERENCE; EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES; FLOOD WAVES; FLOW CONDITIONING; HYDROLOGIC EVENTS; NATURAL CHANNELS; NON UNIFORM; OPEN CHANNELS; PENNSYLVANIA; PRESSURE FORCES; RATING CURVES; RESERVOIR OPERATIONS; STANDARD DEVIATION (STD); STREAM FLOWS; STREAMFLOW GAGING STATIONS; US-GEOLOGICAL SURVEY (USGS); WATER SURFACES;

STREAM FLOW;

BACKWATER; FLOOD WAVE; FORECASTING METHOD; MEASUREMENT METHOD; PROBABILITY; RADAR; STREAMFLOW;

BLOOMSBURG; NORTH AMERICA; PENNSYLVANIA; SUSQUEHANNA RIVER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 45849153057     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2008.03.028     Document Type: Article

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