• Journal of Korea Water Resources Association
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• v.43 no.12
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• pp.1039-1050
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• 2010

Relative accuracy of six discharge measurement methods-velocity-area method, rod-float method, ADCP moving-vessel method, ADCP fixed-vessel method, electromagnetic wave surface velocimeter (EWSV), LSPIV- is evaluated by comparing discharges measured by them with dam released discharges. Data from 39 times of concurrent discharge measurement campaigns are analyzed. Except the rod-float method, measured discharges show absolute errors less than 6.2% with dam discharges. When the four methods is evaluated by being compared with discharges measured with the conventional velocity-area method, discharges with electromagnetic wave surface velocimetry shows 7.35% of absolute errors and other three methods shows absolute errors less than 6%. The rod-float method, which shows large discrepancy compared with dam and velocity-area method, need complementary verification.

• KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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• v.30 no.1B
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• pp.81-87
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• 2010

On the SSang-chi gauging station, the discharge had been measured by the rod float method for the past twelve years. However the shifts of the rating curves are too big to be accepted. The major factors of rating curve variation were reviewed for shift analysis. To estimate the discharge measured by rod float method, two cross sections and their stages are generally required. But, the rating curves had been derived only with the observed depth of gauging station since the cross sections were not available. To correct the errors, the reference rating curve was developed. In this study, the water surface slopes of the curve were simulated by RMA2 model. The historical rating curves were re-developed by the calculated discharges on the base of the water surfaces. The results show that the range of fluctuation decreased and rating curves in recent years are physically reasonable.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Navigation and Port Research Conference
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• 2000.04a
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• pp.91-98
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• 2000

Derivation of stage-discharge relationship and characteristics for Yangsan river is presented in this paper. This research has been conducted as the second one after the first trial of 1997. The determination of discharge at a Yangsan river gauging was best made by measuring the flow velocities with a current meter and rod float. The rating curve obtained through 52 stage-discharge measurements on Yangsan river basin in 1999 is represented by Q=15.3540-140.6076H+182.44372$H^2$, which is discovered to be most excellent among other curves in reliability analysis. The capability of the observed stage-discharge data for Yangsan river was tested by HEC-RAS program, and its capability to reproduce discharge was investigated and compared with the computational results. Rating curve stability is determined on the basis of deviations in the stage-discharge relationship, utilization of specific gauge, and absolute differences between sequential stream flow measurements and an analysis residuals. Therefore it seems necessary to research method to obtain rating curve in a rigorous and accurate manner.