Uncertainty in open-channel discharges measured with the velocity-area method

Flow Measurement and Instrumentation

Volumn 26, Issue , 2012, Pages 18-29

  Le Coz, J ^a   Camenen, B ^a   Peyrard, X ^a   Dramais, G ^a  

^a CENTRE DE LYON VILLEURBANNE   (France)

Author keywords

Discharge measurement; Hydrometry; Stream gauging; Uncertainty analysis; Velocity area method

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATION SOFTWARE; DIRECT COMPUTATION METHOD; DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS; ERROR SOURCES; HYDROMETRY; LARGE PARTS; MEASUREMENT STRATEGIES; OPEN CHANNELS; STANDARD MEASUREMENTS; STANDARD METHOD; STREAM DISCHARGE; STREAM-GAUGING; VALIDATION TEST; VELOCITY-AREA METHOD; VERTICAL INTEGRATION;

DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); INTEGRATION; VELOCITY;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84861809295     PISSN: 09555986     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.flowmeasinst.2012.05.001     Document Type: Article

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