Quantifying uncertainty in discharge measurements: A new approach

Proceedings of World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2009 - World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2009: Great Rivers

Volumn 342, Issue , 2009, Pages 5924-5931

  Kiang, J E ^a   Cohn, T A ^a   Mason, R R ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDITIONAL SAMPLING; AREA METHOD; CROSS SECTION; DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS; EMPIRICAL STUDIES; MEASURED DATA; MEASUREMENT UNCERTAINTY; NEW APPROACHES; OVER SAMPLING; RANDOM UNCERTAINTIES; REPEATED MEASUREMENTS; STATISTICAL APPROACH; VARIANCE ESTIMATION;

DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); RIVERS; WATER RESOURCES;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 70350166880     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1061/41036(342)599     Document Type: Conference Paper

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