Table 8:6 - Open Water Station Type - Properties - Xylem SonTek FlowTracker2 User Manual

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current meters or floats,
• WMO-No. 1044, Volume I – Fieldwork, 2010.
Open Water station type parameters available on the
Add Station screen consists of the following,
a) Location,
b) Depth,
c) Station Type,
d) Velocity Method,
e) Correction Factor,
f) Comment.
g) To select a station type and or velocity method,
i). Use the left or right arrow key to scroll through
the station types and or velocity methods,
h) To add open water station and continue to velocity
measurement,
i). Press the Right Soft Key.
i) To
CANCEL
add open water station,
i). Press the Left Soft Key.
Properties associated with the parameters for open water station type are defined in
Table
8:6,
Parameter
Location
Depth
Station Type
Velocity Method
Correction Factor
Comment
The default velocity method selection is performed on two methods, the Six-Tenths and
Two-Point methods. The default method selection is based on water depth with the
following criteria,
• Six-Tenths method for water depths below user specified depth,
• Two-Point method for water depths above user specified depth.
The default velocity method is only recommendation and the user can change the
method based on their requirements.
FlowTracker2 User's Manual (January 2019)
Table 8-6 - Open Water Station Type - Properties
Min
Max
-1000
1000
0
100
-1
1
0
250
Figure 8:17 - Open Water
Default
Decimals
empty
3
empty
3
Open Water
1
2
empty
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SonTek – a Xylem brand
Station Type
Units
Required
m or ft
Yes
m or ft
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No

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