Recent applications of acoustic Doppler current profilers
By: K. A. Oberg and David S. Mueller
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Abstract
A Broadband acoustic Doppler current profiler (BB-ADCP) is a new instrument being used by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to measure stream discharge and velocities, and bathymetry. During the 1993 Mississippi River flood, more than 160 high-flow BB-ADCP measurements were made by the USGS at eight locations between Quincy and Cairo, Ill., from July 19 to August 20, 1993. A maximum discharge of 31,400 m3/s was measured at St. Louis, Mo., on August 2, 1993. A BB-ADCP also has been used to measure leakage through three control structures near Chicago, Ill. These measurements are unusual in that the average velocity for the measured section was as low as 0.03 m/s. BB-ADCP's are also used in support of studies of scour at bridges. During the recent Mississippi River flood, BB-ADCP's were used to measure water velocities and bathymetry upstream from, next to, and downstream from bridge piers at several bridges over the Mississippi River. Bathymetry data were collected by merging location data from Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers, laser tracking systems, and depths measured by the BB-ADCP. These techniques for collecting bathymetry data were used for documenting the channel formation downstream from the Miller City levee break and scour near two bridges on the Mississippi River.
Suggested Citation
Oberg, K.A., Mueller, D.S., 1994, Recent applications of acoustic Doppler current profilers, in Proceedings of the Symposium on Fundamentals and Advancements in Hydraulic Measurements and Experimentation, Buffalo, NY, USA, 1 August 1994 through 5 August 1994, p. 341-350.
| Publication type | Conference Paper |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Conference Paper |
| Title | Recent applications of acoustic Doppler current profilers |
| ISBN | 0784400369 |
| Year Published | 1994 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Publ by ASCE |
| Publisher location | New York, NY, United States |
| Larger Work Title | Proceedings of the Symposium on Fundamentals and Advancements in Hydraulic Measurements and Experimentation |
| First page | 341 |
| Last page | 350 |
| Conference Title | Proceedings of the Symposium on Fundamentals and Advancements in Hydraulic Measurements and Experimentation |
| Conference Location | Buffalo, NY, USA |
| Conference Date | 1 August 1994 through 5 August 1994 |