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Discharge techniques

Produced by: WMO – World Meteorological Organization
Keywords:discharge, measurement, velocity-area
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Discharge determination techniques
Techniques used for calculating discharge based on the measurements of one or more ancillary variables.

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1. Velocity-area method

2. Tracer/Dye-dilution method

3. Stage-discharge relations

4. Stage-velocity relations

5. Slope-area

6. Slope-conveyance

7. Indirect Methods using energy equation (culvert, bridge, etc.)

8. Critical Depth

9. Hydraulic structures

10. Rainfall/runoff with rain gauges

11. Rainfall/runoff with weather radar

12. Rainfall/runoff coupled with weather model

13. Satellite/aerial based lidar system

14. Other methods

15. General standards

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