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YSI SonTek RiverSurveyor manual available for free PDF download: System Manual
YSI SonTek RiverSurveyor System Manual (194 pages)
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YSI
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Measuring Instruments
| Size: 2.75 MB
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
7
Table of Contents
15
Getting Started / Read Me First
15
Start here
15
Unpack the System
15
Install the Software
15
Interconnect the System
16
Interconnection Procedure - Standard ADP Riversurveyor System
16
Interconnection Procedure - Mini-ADP Riversurveyor System
17
Interconnection Procedure - Rivercat System
18
Run some Simple Tests
19
Learn the Details
23
An Introduction to the Riversurveyor System
25
What Is a Riversurveyor
25
Why Use a Riversurveyor
25
Where Should a Riversurveyor be Used
25
Riversurveyor Systems, Features, and Considerations
27
Riversurveyor System Types
27
Riversurveyor "Standard" System
29
Riversurveyor "Mini" System
30
Rivercat Integrated Catamaran System
31
Doppler Instruments and Current Profiling
32
What Is an Acoustic Doppler Profiler (ADP)
32
What Is Current Profiling
32
What Parameters Are Associated with Current Profiling
33
Profiling Range
33
Blanking Distance
33
Cell Size
34
Number of Cells
34
Averaging Interval
34
How Do I Set up the Profiling Parameters in Riversurveyor
35
What Data will I Get from Riversurveyor
35
Bottom-Track
36
What Is Bottom-Track
36
How Does Bottom-Track Work
36
How Does Bottom-Track Work with Riversurveyor
37
When and Where Should I Use Bottom-Track with Riversurveyor
37
What Are the Limitations of Bottom-Track
38
Depth Limit
38
Vessel Navigation
38
Moving Bed
38
Bottom-Track Terminology
40
Track Length
40
Distance Made Good (DMG)
40
Gc-Bc
40
Dbt /Dgps
40
Global Positioning Systems (GPS and DGPS)
41
What Are GPS and DGPS
41
How Does GPS Work
41
How Does DGPS Work
42
How Does GPS Work with Riversurveyor
42
When and Where Should I Use GPS with Riversurveyor
43
Setting up GPS with Riversurveyor
43
GPS Settings
44
Compass Alignment and Magnetic Declination
46
What Are the Limitations of GPS
46
GPS and DGPS Accuracy
46
Multipath Error
47
Invalid GPS Strings
47
GPS Filters
47
GPS Terminology
48
Latitude and Longitude
48
Altitude
48
Number of Satellites
48
Number of Invalid (Satellites)
48
Number of Satellite Changes
48
HDOP - Horizontal Dilution of Precision
48
Magnetic Declination
48
Echo Sounders
49
What Is an Echo Sounder
49
How Do Echo Sounders Work
49
How Do Echo Sounders Work with Riversurveyor
49
How Do I Set up an Echo Sounder in Riversurveyor
50
Automatic Transducer-Mounting Depth Sensor
52
What Is the Automatic Transducer-Mounting Depth Sensor
52
How Does the ATMDS Work
52
How Does the ATMDS Work with Riversurveyor
52
How Do I Set up the ATMDS in Riversurveyor
53
Internal Recorder
55
What Is the Internal Recorder
55
How Does the Internal Recorder Work with Riversurveyor
55
How Do I Set up the Internal Recorder in Riversurveyor
55
Compass/Tilt Sensor and Magnetic Declination
56
What Is the Compass/Tilt Sensor
56
How Does the Compass/Tilt Sensor Work with Riversurveyor
56
Compass Calibration Procedure
57
Compass Information Display in Riversurveyor
57
What Is Magnetic Declination
57
Velocity Coordinate Systems
58
What Are the Different Coordinate Systems
58
What Are Beam Coordinates
58
What Are XYZ Coordinates
58
What Are ENU Coordinates
58
Track, Velocity, and Depth References
59
What Does Track Reference Mean
59
How will Selecting a Different Track Reference Change My Results
59
What Does Velocity Reference Mean
60
How will Selecting a Different Velocity Reference Change My Results
60
How Do Track Reference and Velocity Reference Relate to One Another
60
What Does Depth Reference Mean
61
How will Selecting a Different Depth Reference Change My Results
61
Shallow Water Operation
61
What Is Shallow Water Operation
61
How Does Shallow Water Operation Work with Riversurveyor
62
Where Should I Use Shallow Water Operation with Riversurveyor
62
Additional/Ancillary Equipment
63
What Essential Equipment Is Needed to Make Field Measurements
63
What Other Items May be Useful to Me in the Field
64
Riversurveyor Applications
65
Stream (River) Gauging and Riversurveyor Discharge Measurements
67
What Do Stream Gauging and Discharge Mean
67
What Are the Considerations in Making a Discharge Measurement
67
How Does Riversurveyor Make Instantaneous Discharge Measurements
68
Computer Modeling and Verification
70
Does Riversurveyor Work with Computer Models
70
How Does Riversurveyor Work with 2-D Computer Models
70
How Does Riversurveyor Work with 3-D Computer Models
70
River Condition Considerations
72
Slow and Fast Flows
72
Moving Bed
72
Suspended Sediment
72
Stratified Flows
72
Wind
73
Principles of Discharge Measurement
75
Discharge Calculations
75
How Does Riversurveyor Calculate Discharge
75
Are There Limitations to the Discharge Calculation
76
How Do I Calculate Total Discharge for the Section Using Riversurveyor
76
Velocity Profile Extrapolation
80
Estimating Top/Bottom Water Velocities
80
Riversurveyor Software and Velocity Profile Extrapolation
80
Velocity Profile Calculation
81
Determining the End of the Profile
81
Preparing the System for a Survey
83
Selecting the Right Measurement Platform
84
What Are some Guidelines for Selecting a Measurement Platform
84
What Type of Vessel (Moving Platform) Should be Used for Measurements
85
Motorized Vessel with Operator
85
Tethered Platforms (Non-Motorized)
85
Remote-Controlled, Motorized Platforms
85
Mounting the Riversurveyor ADP to the Vessel
86
What Types of Mounts Are Used
86
What Are the Requirements for the ADP Mount
88
Setting up the Rivercat
88
Selecting a Measurement Cross-Section
89
Why Should I be Careful When Selecting a Cross-Section Location
89
What Factors Do I Need to Consider When Selecting a Cross-Section
89
Maximum Water Depth
90
Uniform Flow Conditions
90
Gradual Changes in Depth
90
Minimal Flow Along the Edges
91
How to Make Good Measurements from a Moving Vessel
92
Selecting Riversurveyor Settings
93
General Overview of Riversurveyor System Settings
93
File Naming System and Recording Filename
94
Averaging Interval
95
Magnetic Declination
95
Water Salinity
95
Transducer Depth/Mounting Depth
95
Profiling Range - Number of Cells, Cell Size, and Blanking Distance
96
Coordinate System
98
Bottom Track
98
Shallow Water Operation
98
Recorder
98
Temperature Settings
98
Speed of Sound
99
System Time
99
Calibrate Compass
99
System Configurations and the Configuration Manager
99
Accept or Reject User Setup Parameters
100
Riversurveyor Software
101
Riversurveyor Program Overview
102
What Is the Riversurveyor Software Program
102
How Do I Use the Riversurveyor Program
102
Why Do I Need to Use the Riversurveyor Program
103
What Are the Main Features of the Riversurveyor Program
103
What Information Does the Riversurveyor Program Provide
103
What Are the Requirements to Use the Riversurveyor Program
103
Riversurveyor Program Layout
105
Title Bar, Menu Bar, and Toolbars
106
Tabular Data Displays
106
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