Dual-RiverSonde Measurements of Two-Dimensional River Flow Patterns

Two-dimensional river flow patterns have been measured using a pair of RiverSondes in two experiments in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta system of central California during April and October 2007. An experiment was conducted at Walnut Grove, California in order to explore the use of dual RiverSondes to measure flow patterns at a location which is important in the study of juvenile fish migration. The data available during the first experiment were limited by low wind, so a second experiment was conducted at Threemile Slough where wind conditions and surface turbulence historically have resulted in abundant data. Both experiments included ADCP near-surface velocity measurements from either manned or unmanned...

Categories: Publication; Types: Citation; Tags: 2D river flow patterns, AD 2007 04 23 to 25, AD 2007 10 10 to 11, ADCP near-surface velocity measurements, Acoustic Doppler Current Profiling, All tags... Boats, Current measurement, Doppler measurement, Fluid flow measurement, Geologic measurements, Geology, Rivers, Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta system, Sea measurements, Surface waves, Threemile Slough, UHF measurements, UHF radar, USA, Velocity measurement, Walnut Grove, Walnut Grove experiment, acoustic equipment, autonomous survey vessels, central California, dual-RiverSonde measurements, hydrological techniques, juvenile fish migration, remote sensing by radar, root mean square differences, surface turbulence, tidal effects, wind conditions, Fewer tags