Title :
Acoustic Doppler velocity measurements collected near a municipal water intake, Lake Mead, Nevada-Arizona
Author :
Vermeyen, Tracy B.
Author_Institution :
Water Resources Res. Lab., Bur. of Reclamation, Denver, CO, USA
Abstract :
Acoustic Doppler velocity profiles were collected near a municipal water intake to determine the withdrawal characteristics from Lake Mead for stratified and destratified reservoir conditions. Understanding the withdrawal characteristics of this intake is important for operations of the associated water treatment facilities. Velocity measurements were collected using an RD Instruments acoustic Doppler current profiler and a Sontek/YSI Argonaut acoustic Doppler velocimeter. Velocity profile data were collected simultaneously, and duplicate measurements were collected for quality control purposes. A discussion of the results and a comparison of the two measurement techniques are presented.
Keywords :
Doppler measurement; Global Positioning System; geophysical techniques; lakes; quality control; reservoirs; water; water treatment; AD 2001 07 11; GPS; Lake Mead; Nevada-Arizona; RD Instruments acoustic Doppler current profiler; Sontek/YSI Argonaut acoustic Doppler velocimeter; acoustic Doppler velocity measurements; destratified reservoir; duplicate measurements; municipal water intake; quality control; velocity profile data; water treatment; water withdrawal; Acoustic measurements; Global Positioning System; Instruments; Lakes; Magnetic field measurement; Probes; Sea measurements; Underwater acoustics; Velocity measurement; Water resources;
Conference_Titel :
Current Measurement Technology, 2003. Proceedings of the IEEE/OES Seventh Working Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7813-X
DOI :
10.1109/CCM.2003.1194275
