Uncertainties in discharges from stations where rating shifts are utilized

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Abstract

The state-discharge ratings and rating shifts in regard to the hydrodynamics of unsteady, non-uniform flow, were described. Shifts preclude analysis of the uncertainties in the rating because they change the statistical properties of the deviations between measured discharges and the rating. While shifts have been recognized as being the major source of error in discharge records, they also preclude analysis of rating uncertainties by changing the statistical properties of the deviations between measured discharges and the rating. The theoretically developed ratings that account for hydraulic factors in addition to the stage show promise to reduce the need for empirical rating shifts.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 2004 World Water and Environmetal Resources Congress
Subtitle of host publicationCritical Transitions in Water and Environmental Resources Management
EditorsG. Sehlke, D.F. Hayes, D.K. Stevens
Pages2214-2222
Number of pages9
StatePublished - 2004
Event2004 World Water and Environmental Resources Congress: Critical Transitions in Water and Environmental Resources Management - Salt Lake City, UT, United States
Duration: Jun 27 2004Jul 1 2004

Publication series

NameProceedings of the 2004 World Water and Environmetal Resources Congress: Critical Transitions in Water and Environmetal Resources Management

Other

Other2004 World Water and Environmental Resources Congress: Critical Transitions in Water and Environmental Resources Management
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySalt Lake City, UT
Period6/27/047/1/04

Keywords

  • Discharge Measurement
  • Open-Channel Flow
  • Stage-Discharge Relations
  • Stream Gauging
  • Streamflow Records
  • Uncertainty Analysis

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Engineering

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