Improved flow velocity estimates from moving-boat ADCP measurements

Water Resources Research

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 4186-4196

  Vermeulen, B ^a   Sassi, M G ^a,b   Hoitink, A J F ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

ADCP; homogeneity; moving boat; turbulence

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; BOATS; FLOW VELOCITY; TURBULENCE;

ACOUSTIC DOPPLER CURRENT PROFILER; ADCP; ADCP MEASUREMENTS; CONVENTIONAL METHODS; HOMOGENEITY; MEAN FLOW VELOCITIES; STANDARD ASSUMPTIONS; VELOCITY COMPONENTS;

SHEAR FLOW;

ACOUSTIC DOPPLER CURRENT PROFILER; ESTIMATION METHOD; FLOW PATTERN; FLOW VELOCITY; HOMOGENEITY; SHEAR FLOW; TURBULENCE;

EID: 84902367877     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: 19447973     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2013WR015152     Document Type: Article

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