Field evaluation of the error arising from inadequate time averaging in the standard use of depth-integrating suspended-sediment samplers

US Geological Survey Professional Paper

Volumn , Issue 1774, 2011, Pages 1-95

  Topping, David J ^a   Rubin, David M ^a   Wright, Scott A ^a   Melis, Theodore S ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARIZONA; COLORADO RIVER; CROSS SECTION; FIELD EVALUATION; FIELD OPERATION; GRAIN SIZE; NEBRASKA; ON FLOW; PRESSURE-DRIVEN; SAMPLING DESIGN; SIZE CLASS; SPATIAL INFORMATIONS; SPATIAL STRUCTURE; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT CONCENTRATIONS; TIME AVERAGING; TIME-AVERAGED; TIME-SCALES; WATER COLUMNS; WATER SURFACE;

INTEGRATION; MEASUREMENT ERRORS; RIVERS; SEDIMENTATION; SEDIMENTOLOGY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

SUSPENDED SEDIMENTS;

DATA ACQUISITION; DATA SET; ERROR ANALYSIS; FIELDWORK; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; SAMPLER; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER COLUMN;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84864275846     PISSN: 10449612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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