Moving Boat Deployments — References
This page provides a partial list of references for moving boat deployments.
USGS Publications
Quality-Assurance Plan for Discharge Measurements Using Acoustic Doppler Current Profilers by Kevin A. Oberg, Scott E. Morlock, and William S. Caldwell. Published as U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5183.
Summary of 2007 California District ADCP Check Measurements, Sacramento River at Colusa, CA by California Water Science Center (WSC). An internal report summarizing comparison of ADCP check measurements made by California WSC and other agencies.
Application of the Loop Method for Correcting Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler Discharge Measurements Biased by Sediment Transport By David S. Mueller and Chad R. Wagner. Published as U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2006-5079.
Tethered Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler Platforms for Measuring Streamflow by Michael S. Rehmel, James A. Stewart, and Scott E. Morlock. Published as U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 03-237, 2003.
Evaluation of Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler Measurements of River Discharge by Scott E. Morlock. Published as U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 95-4218, 1996.
Discharge Measurements using a Broad-band Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler by Michael Simpson. Published as U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 01-01, 2002.
Calibration and Validation of a Two-Dimensional Hydrodynamic Model of the Ohio River, Jefferson County, Kentucky by Chad R. Wagner and David S. Mueller. Published as U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 01-4091.
Results of a Two-Dimensional Hydrodynamic and Sediment-Transport Model to Predict the Effects of the Phased Construction and Operation of the Olmsted Locks and Dam on the Ohio River near Olmsted, Illinois by Chad R. Wagner. Published as U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 03-4336.
Journal Articles
Special Edition of Journal of Hydraulic Engineering
The following papers were published by the American Society of Civil Engineers in a Special Edition of the Journal of Hydraulic Engineering (December 2007) on hydroacoustic research and applications. This publication includes eight papers with USGS authors (see table of contents below). USGS authored papers are available in pdf by clicking on the titles below. Individual papers from non-USGS authors can be purchased at ASCE's Online Library.
Editorial
Acoustic Velocimetry for Riverine Environments
Marian Muste, Tracy Vermeyen, Rollin Hotchkiss, and Kevin Oberg
Technical Papers
Evaluation of Mean Velocity and Turbulence Measurements with ADCPs
Elizabeth A. Nystrom, Chris R. Rehmann, and Kevin A. Oberg
Field Assessment of Alternative Bed-Load Transport Estimators
D. Gaeuman and R. B. Jacobson
Correcting Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler Discharge Measurements Biased by Sediment Transport
David S. Mueller and Chad R. Wagner
ADCP Measurements of Gravity Currents in the Chicago River, Illinois
Carlos M. Garcia, Kevin Oberg, and Marcelo H. Garcia
Errors in Acoustic Doppler Profiler Velocity Measurements Caused by Flow Disturbance
David S. Mueller, Jorge D. Abad, Carlos M. Garcia, Jeffery W Gartner, Marcelo H. Garcia, and Kevin A. Oberg
Validation of Streamflow Measurements Made with Acoustic Doppler Current Profilers
Kevin Oberg and David S. Mueller
Other Journal Articles
Repeated surveys by acoustic Doppler current profiler for flow and sediment dynamics in a tidal river by R.L. Dinehart, J.R. Burau. Published in Journal of Hydrology, 2005.
Averaged indicators of secondary flow in repeated acoustic Doppler current profiler crossings of bends by R.L. Dinehart, J.R. Burau. Published in Water Resources Research, Vol. 41, 2005.
Conference Papers
Field Evaluation Of Boat-Mounted Acoustic Doppler Instruments Used To Measure Streamflow by David S. Mueller. Presented at IEEE Current Measurement Technology Conference, March 2003.
Towing Basin Speed Calibration of Acoustic Doppler Current Profiling Instruments by H. H. Shih, C. Payton, J. Sprenke, and T. Mero; NOAA/ National Ocean Services
Analysis of Open-Channel Velocity Measurements Collected With an Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler by Juan A. Gonz�lez-Castro, Charles S. Melching, and Kevin Oberg. Proceedings from the 1st International Conference On New/Emerging Concepts for Rivers. Organized by the International Water Resources Association, September 22-26, 1996, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Effect of Temporal Resolution on the Accuracy of ADCP Measurements by Juan A. Gonz�lez-Castro, Kevin A. Oberg, and James J. Duncker
The following papers were published and presented by USGS personnel at the Hydraulic Measurements and Experimental Methods Conference (HMEM), Estes Park, Colorado, July 29 - August 1, 2002. For more information on the conference, visit the conference Web pages.
Field Assessment of Acoustic-Doppler Based Discharge Measurements by David S. Mueller
A Preliminary Evaluation of Near-Transducer Velocities Collected with Low-Blank Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler by Jeff Gartner and Neil Ganju
Use of Acoustic Doppler Instruments for Measuring Discharge in Streams with Appreciable Sediment Transport by David S. Mueller
In Search of Easy-to-Use Methods for Calibrating ADCP's for Velocity and Discharge Measurements by Kevin Oberg
Use of an Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) to Measure Hypersaline Bidirectional Discharge by Kevin K. Johnson and Brian L. Loving
Manuals
The following manuals are provided primarily as a service for USGS users. However, in some cases, access has also been provided for other agencies, with the manufacturer's permission. USGS users should also note that these links provide access to documentation for that software and firmware that the OSW recommends.
Teledyne RD Instruments
- WinRiver II User�s Guide - November 2007
- WinRiver II Section-By-Section User�s Guide - November 2007
- Rio Grande ADCP Technical Manual - November 2007
- Rio Grande ADCP User�s Guide - November 2007
