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http://dx.doi.org/10.3741/JKWRA.2020.53.12.1071

Application of microwave water surface current meter for measuring agricultural water intake  

Baek, Jongseok (Hydrological Survey Department, Korea Institute of Hydrological Survey)
Kim, Chiyoung (Hydrological Survey Department, Korea Institute of Hydrological Survey)
Lee, Kisung (Department of Civil Engineering, Inha University)
Kang, Hyunwoong (Hydrological Survey Department, Korea Institute of Hydrological Survey)
Song, Jaehyun (Department of Civil Engineering, Inha University)
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Journal of Korea Water Resources Association / v.53, no.12, 2020 , pp. 1071-1079 More about this Journal
Abstract
For integrated water management, it is essential to secure basic data such as the amount of agricultural water intake. The river water intake through the intake weir is carried out through the agricultural irrigation canal, and a method for measuring the quantity of water intake is required to suit the characteristics of the measuring points. In this study, the accuracy of the calculated flow data was determined by applying a microwave water surface current meter. The microwave water surface current meter is a method of calculating surface velocity using doppler effect, which is mainly used in high-velocities situations such as flood. Surface velocity is difficult to represent the average velocity of the entire section at low dicharges or high wind speeds, it is considered to be low in continuous utilization throughout the year, and it is necessary to verify whether the measurement using an microwave water surface curren meter is appropriate in agricultural irrigation canal. The data measured with an microwave water surface curren meter were compared with the actual flow data to calculate the intake data in agricultural irrigation canal. In agricultural irrigation canal, the low-level discharge calculated using an microwave water surface current meter at a minimum velocity of about 0.3 m/s and a minimum discharge of about 1.0 m3/s or higher was found to have a high tendency and accuracy compared to the standard discharge, especially when the high discharge was high. Although effective results can be obtained in terms of quantity at low discharge, it is deemed that subsequent studies are needed to calculate the average discharge of the cross section at low discharge, given that the trend of data is unstable. Through this study, it is suggested that it is appropriate to calculate the amount of water intake through the microwave water surface current meter in artificial waterways with a certain discharge or higher, so it is expected to be widely distributed as a method for measuring river water intake.
Keywords
Agricultural irrigation canal; Microwave water surface current meter; River water use; River water intake;
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