Automated Beam Check - Xylem SonTek FlowTracker2 User Manual

Variable
Station location measured from the start
Loc
location on tag line or measuring tape.
Measured water depth or effective depth (for
Depth
Ice method).
Type Station type (see
Discharge measurement method or velocity
Method method (see
Velocity).
Mean station velocity (mean velocity in
Corr. Factor
vertical) correction factor.
Panel velocity calculated based on discharge
Panel Vel
calculation method.
Mean Station Velocity or Mean Velocity in
Vertical, X velocity component computed per
MeanStVel
velocity method. Velocity is despiked and
mounting correction applied (if applicable).
Width Panel width, per discharge method.
Area Panel area, per discharge method.
Flow Panel discharge, per discharge method.
Station discharge as a percent of the,
• weighted rated discharge, of rated
%Q
• measured discharge up to that station.
Mean flow angle relative to X direction.
Angle Average the velocity angle from each point
measurement
Mean wading rod angle of all point velocity
Tilt
measurements.
Temp Mean Temperature of all point measurements.
GPS -
GPS derived Latitude
Latitude
GPS -
GPS derived Longitude
Longitude
8.3.5.5

Automated Beam Check

Automated Beam Check function in the data collection menu allows the user to perform
beam check during any stage of the discharge measurement. The Automated Beam
Check function operations, conventions and graphic display features are defined under
Automated Beam Check.
FlowTracker2 User's Manual (January 2019)
Description
Station
Determining Mean Station
discharge entries in supplement data or,
Types).
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Units Decimal
m or ft 3
m or ft 3
n/a n/a
n/a n/a
None 3
m/s or ft/s 4
m/s or ft/s 4
m or ft 3
2 2
m /s or ft /s 4
3 3
4
m /s or ft /s
% 2
Degree 2
Degree 2
2
°C or °F
DDD° MM' SS.SS
DDD° MM' SS.SS