Continuous automated sensing of streamflow density as a surrogate for suspended-sediment concentration sampling
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Abstract
A newly refined technique for continuously and automatically sensing the density of a water-sediment mixture is being tested at a U.S. Geological Survey streamflow-gaging station in Puerto Rico. Originally developed to measure crude oil density, the double bubbler instrument measures fluid density by means of pressure transducers at two elevations in a vertical water column. By subtracting the density of water from the value measured for the density of the water-sediment mixture, the concentration of suspended sediment can be estimated. Preliminary tests of the double bubbler instrument show promise but are not yet conclusive.
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| Publication type | Conference Paper |
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| Publication Subtype | Conference Paper |
| Title | Continuous automated sensing of streamflow density as a surrogate for suspended-sediment concentration sampling |
| Volume | I |
| Year Published | 2001 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Reston, VA |
| Contributing office(s) | Office of Surface Water |
| Description | 8 p. |
| Larger Work Type | Book |
| Larger Work Subtype | Conference publication |
| Larger Work Title | Proceedings of the Seventh Federal Interagency Sedimentation Conference, March 25 to 29, 2001, Reno, Nevada |
| First page | III-102 |
| Last page | III-109 |
| Country | Puerto Rico |