Operational hydrology report (OHR) No. 16
Measurement of river sediments
Prepared by the Rapporteur on Sediment Transport of the Commission for Hydrology
- Collection(s)
- Technical
- Author(s)
- World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
- Published by
- WMO
- Published in
- Geneva
- Year published
- 1981
- Summary
This report is a review of equipment and techniques for measuring sediment discharge in alluvial rivers. After an introductory discussion on classifying river sediments, there is an examination of the measurement of suspended sediment, bed load and total load and the sampling of bed material.
- Language of publication
- English
- Number of pages
- 61 p.
- Format
- Digital
- ISBN
- 978-92-63-10561-5
- Material type
- report
- Key words
- OHR 16
- Official number
- WMO-No. 561
- Serial title, number
- Operational hydrology report (OHR) No. 16
- Topics
- Water; Hydrology; Sedimentation; Measure; River