Course Information

Course ID: SW2096 No. Instruction Hours: 40 Course Description: This course is intended to provide hands-on training in the computation of suspended-sediment discharge records, although computation of discharge of other constituents also will be addressed. The analysis of suspended-sediment data collected on a daily, periodic, and intermittent basis will be discussed. Information will be presented on application of cross-section coefficients, use of sediment transport curves, and use of turbidity as an analog of sediment concentration. Participants will be taught the principles underlying load calculations and will compute loads using computer programs such as GCLAS and, to a lesser extent, LOADEST. Methods for computing other components of the total sediment discharge, such as bedload discharge and bed-material discharge will be introduced. Participants will work with instructor provided data sets, however, they also may bring questions and sediment-computation problems from the home office. At the end of the course, attendees should have a reasonable understanding of the issues, procedures, and mechanics of working and publishing a daily sediment record. Attendees should also gain familiarity with GCLAS and LOADEST and understand the conditions under which each of the programs can be used. COURSE REGISTRATION DEADLINE DATE IS FEBRUARY 29, 2008. All registration is to be completed in DOI LEARN at the following URL: https://doilearn.doi.gov. If you haave DOI LEARN questions please contact Leigh Healy at oeddoilearn@usgs.gov for assistance. Course Title: Sediment Records Computation & Interpretation Attendees: Personnel who are engaged in the following activities are eligible to attend: 1) those who are or will be engaged in sediment- or chemical-constituent-discharge computations & associated data handling 2) supervisors & project personnel who need more background in analyzing & computing discharges of sediment & other chemical constituents. Course Discipline: Surface-Water Hydrology Courses Prerequisites: Prerequisite for this course is SW1091, Sediment Data-Collection Techniques or equivalent experience. Hands-on experience using the Automated Data Processing System (ADAPS) & NT workstations is desired but not required. Attendance will be limited to 24. OFAs & cooperators may attend on a space-available basis. Course Coordinator: Greg Koltun Course Costs for: USGS: $930 Non-USGS: $1180 Cancellation: $855 Additional Information: Carpooling, Lodging, Nominations, and more for Denver Courses. If course is not held in Denver, please contact the "Point of Contact" (listed in e-mail announcement for course and on Lotus Bulletin Board announcement for course) for lodging and transportation information.

Scheduled Class Dates

[Description of "Status" definitions: Cancelled 1 = Class was cancelled by the course coordinator due to low registrations; Cancelled 2 = Class was cancelled by the course coordinator for other reasons; Closed Slots = Registration deadline date has occurred, please check with the NTC for possible availability; Closed & Held = Class meet the minimum number of registrations and was held; Full = Maximum number of registrations has been received, the class is a "GO", any additional registrations will be waitlisted; N/A = Registration is being accepted via another source other than OED-NTC, please check course announcement for details; Open = Class is open for registration via DOI LEARN; Pending = Additional class information is required from the course coordinator before the classs can be advertised. For assitance please check with Gloria Armstrong at gjarmstr@usgs.gov or (303) 445-4676.]

Start Date Memo Num Location Status Coordinator 06/17/2002 Denver, CO Closed 08/04/2003 Denver, CO Cancelled 11/15/2004 04.65 Denver, CO Cancelled 12/12/2005 Denver, CO Closed 04/21/2008 Denver, CO Cancelled