Non-contact flood discharge measurements using an X-band pulse radar (I) theory

Ming Ching Lee; Chan Ji Lai; Jan Mou Leu; William J. Plant; William C. Keller; Ken Hayes

doi:10.1016/S0955-5986(02)00048-1

Non-contact flood discharge measurements using an X-band pulse radar (I) theory

Ming Ching Lee, Chan Ji Lai, Jan Mou Leu, William J. Plant, William C. Keller, Ken Hayes

Department of Hydraulic and Ocean Engineering

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

29 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

This article describes a non-contact method for measuring surface velocity and discharge in a natural channel. The X-band pulse (9.36 GHz) radar, developed by the Applied Physics Laboratory of the University of Washington, was used to scan instantaneously the lateral distribution of surface velocity across a river section, according to Bragg scattering from short waves produced by turbulent boils on the surface of the river. Based on the assumption that the vertical velocity distribution follows a universal power or logarithmic law, the discharges were estimated.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	265-270
Number of pages	6
Journal	Flow Measurement and Instrumentation
Volume	13
Issue number	5-6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0955-5986(02)00048-1
Publication status	Published - 2002 Dec

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

Modelling and Simulation
Instrumentation
Computer Science Applications
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Access to Document

10.1016/S0955-5986(02)00048-1

Cite this

@article{98b1fbcceb214c69b99dc3c0249c190b,

title = "Non-contact flood discharge measurements using an X-band pulse radar (I) theory",

abstract = "This article describes a non-contact method for measuring surface velocity and discharge in a natural channel. The X-band pulse (9.36 GHz) radar, developed by the Applied Physics Laboratory of the University of Washington, was used to scan instantaneously the lateral distribution of surface velocity across a river section, according to Bragg scattering from short waves produced by turbulent boils on the surface of the river. Based on the assumption that the vertical velocity distribution follows a universal power or logarithmic law, the discharges were estimated.",

author = "Lee, {Ming Ching} and Lai, {Chan Ji} and Leu, {Jan Mou} and Plant, {William J.} and Keller, {William C.} and Ken Hayes",

note = "Funding Information: The co-research is financed under the Agreement #122153 of UW and NCKU Hyd and Ocean R&D Foundation. It is also financed by Water Resource Bureau under the contracts:MOEA/WRB-890068 and MOEA/WRB-890032. Copyright: Copyright 2008 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.",

year = "2002",

month = dec,

doi = "10.1016/S0955-5986(02)00048-1",

language = "English",

volume = "13",

pages = "265--270",

journal = "Flow Measurement and Instrumentation",

issn = "0955-5986",

publisher = "Elsevier BV",

number = "5-6",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Non-contact flood discharge measurements using an X-band pulse radar (I) theory

AU - Lee, Ming Ching

AU - Lai, Chan Ji

AU - Leu, Jan Mou

AU - Plant, William J.

AU - Keller, William C.

AU - Hayes, Ken

N1 - Funding Information: The co-research is financed under the Agreement #122153 of UW and NCKU Hyd and Ocean R&D Foundation. It is also financed by Water Resource Bureau under the contracts:MOEA/WRB-890068 and MOEA/WRB-890032. Copyright: Copyright 2008 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.

PY - 2002/12

Y1 - 2002/12

N2 - This article describes a non-contact method for measuring surface velocity and discharge in a natural channel. The X-band pulse (9.36 GHz) radar, developed by the Applied Physics Laboratory of the University of Washington, was used to scan instantaneously the lateral distribution of surface velocity across a river section, according to Bragg scattering from short waves produced by turbulent boils on the surface of the river. Based on the assumption that the vertical velocity distribution follows a universal power or logarithmic law, the discharges were estimated.

AB - This article describes a non-contact method for measuring surface velocity and discharge in a natural channel. The X-band pulse (9.36 GHz) radar, developed by the Applied Physics Laboratory of the University of Washington, was used to scan instantaneously the lateral distribution of surface velocity across a river section, according to Bragg scattering from short waves produced by turbulent boils on the surface of the river. Based on the assumption that the vertical velocity distribution follows a universal power or logarithmic law, the discharges were estimated.

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0036930419&partnerID=8YFLogxK

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=0036930419&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1016/S0955-5986(02)00048-1

DO - 10.1016/S0955-5986(02)00048-1

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:0036930419

SN - 0955-5986

VL - 13

SP - 265

EP - 270

JO - Flow Measurement and Instrumentation

JF - Flow Measurement and Instrumentation

IS - 5-6

ER -

Non-contact flood discharge measurements using an X-band pulse radar (I) theory

Abstract

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this