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HS1.2.2 | River flow monitoring: hydrologic extremes, complex flows, unstable sites, uncertainties. Field session.
River flow monitoring: hydrologic extremes, complex flows, unstable sites, uncertainties. Field session.
Convener: Salvador Peña-Haro | Co-conveners: Gabriel Sentlinger, Christoph Sommer
Effective management of river systems for water supply, ecological and environmental protection and flood control often relies upon empirically derived discharge datasets. In recent years, many new or substantially improved methods have become available that can increase the effectiveness and efficiency of these measurements.

In this session, participants will have the opportunity to learn about and use in a river environment state-of-the-art flow measurement techniques such as ADCP (Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler), Image-Processing based methods (e.g. LSPIV, STIV, PTV), radar and chemical/dilution methods. The issues related to the different measurement techniques will be discussed, as well as the accuracy and uncertainty of the results obtained.

Participants are invited to test the equipment provided or bring their own equipment and demonstrate it. New and innovative measurement technologies are of course more than welcome. A competitive element will be included, with participants invited to submit their estimated flow and uncertainty, with the winner being the estimate that most closely matches a reference streamflow value.

The fieldwork site will be within a few kilometers of the EGU conference venue, and transport will be provided.