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Use of an ADCP To Compute Suspended-Sediment Discharge in the Tidal Hudson River, New York

Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5055
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https://doi.org/10.3133/sir20065055

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Abstract

Acoustic Doppler current profilers (ADCPs) can provide data needed for computation of suspended-sediment discharge in complex river systems, such as tidal rivers, in which conventional methods of collecting time-series data on suspended-sediment concentration (SSC) and water discharge are not feasible. Although ADCPs are not designed to measure SSC, ADCP data can be used as a surrogate under certain environmental conditions. However, the software for such computation is limited, and considerable post-processing is needed to correct and normalize ADCP data for this use. This report documents the sampling design and computational procedure used to calibrate ADCP measures of echo intensity to SSC and water velocity to discharge in the computation of suspended-sediment discharge at the study site on the Hudson River near Poughkeepsie, New York. The methods and procedures described may prove useful to others doing similar work in different locations; however, they are specific to this study site and may have limited applicability elsewhere.

Suggested Citation

Wall, G.R., Nystrom, E.A., and Litten, Simon, 2006, Use of an ADCP to compute suspended-sediment discharge in the tidal Hudson River, New York (version 1.2, July 2024): U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5055, 16 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/sir20065055.

ISSN: 2328-0328 (online)

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Table of Contents

  • Abstract
  • Introduction
  • Procedure for Computation of Suspended-Sediment Discharge
  • Summary
  • Acknowledgments
  • References Cited
  • Appendix
Publication type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Title Use of an ADCP to compute suspended-sediment discharge in the tidal Hudson River, New York
Series title Scientific Investigations Report
Series number 2006-5055
DOI 10.3133/sir20065055
Edition Version 1.0: 2006; Version 1.1: 2008; Version 1.2: July 2024
Year Published 2006
Language English
Publisher U.S. Geological Survey
Publisher location Reston, VA
Contributing office(s) New York Water Science Center
Description v, 16 p.
Country United States
State Connecticut, New York
Other Geospatial Hudson River
Online Only (Y/N) Y
Additional Online Files (Y/N) N
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