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"@context": "http://schema.org/", "@type": "WebPage", "additionalType": "Activity", "url": "https://www.usgs.gov/mission-areas/water-resources/science/sediment-acoustics", "headline": "Sediment Acoustics", "datePublished": "March 2, 2019", "author": [ { "@type": "Person", "name": "Joel T Groten", "url": "https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/joel-t-groten", "identifier": { "@type": "PropertyValue", "propertyID": "orcid", "value": "0000-0002-0441-8442" } }, { "@type": "Person", "name": "Molly S Wood", "url": "https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/molly-s-wood", "identifier": { "@type": "PropertyValue", "propertyID": "orcid", "value": "0000-0002-5184-8306" } }, { "@type": "Person", "name": "Timothy D Straub", "url": "https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/timothy-d-straub", "identifier": { "@type": "PropertyValue", "propertyID": "orcid", "value": "0000-0002-5896-0851" } }, { "@type": "Person", "name": "Justin Boldt", "url": "https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/justin-boldt", "identifier": { "@type": "PropertyValue", "propertyID": "orcid", "value": "0000-0002-0771-3658" } }, { "@type": "Person", "name": "Christopher (Chris) Wilkowske", "url": "https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/christopher-chris-wilkowske" }, { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ronald Griffiths", "url": "https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/ronald-griffiths", "identifier": { "@type": "PropertyValue", "propertyID": "orcid", "value": "0000-0003-3620-2926" } }, { "@type": "Person", "name": "Zulimar N Lucena", "url": "https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/zulimar-n-lucena", "identifier": { "@type": "PropertyValue", "propertyID": "orcid", "value": "0000-0002-1682-2661" } }, { "@type": "Person", "name": "Joel Unema", "url": "https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/joel-unema", "identifier": { "@type": "PropertyValue", "propertyID": "orcid", "value": "0000-0002-7428-219X" } }, { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jeb E. Brown", "url": "https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/jeb-e-brown", "identifier": { "@type": "PropertyValue", "propertyID": "orcid", "value": "0000-0001-7671-2379" } } ], "description": [ { "@type": "TextObject", "text": "Software" }, { "@type": "TextObject", "text": "Ongoing" }, { "@type": "TextObject", "text": "Guidance" }, { "@type": "TextObject", "text": "The software is called Sediment Transect Acoustics (STA) and the following are some highlights:" }, { "@type": "TextObject", "text": "Site studies sources" }, { "@type": "TextObject", "text": "USGS Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Sites" }, { "@type": "TextObject", "text": "The U.S. Geological Survey recognizes the need to provide sediment acoustic training and to develop standardized techniques and practices." }, { "@type": "TextObject", "text": "USGS 01648010 Rock Creek at Joyce Road, Washington DC" }, { "@type": "TextObject", "text": "The forum is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) for sharing information regarding the application of surrogates to the measurement of suspended-sediment concentration. The forum is a USGS resource to educate, learn, and facilitate the exchange of information about applications involving a variety of instruments including acoustics, turbidity, laser diffraction, and other technologies. The forum is also used by the USGS to disseminate important information regarding quality assurance practices, training, and other matters." }, { "@type": "TextObject", "text": "The multi-agency Sediment Acoustic Leadership Team (SALT) develops technical guidance and training for using acoustic metrics to monitor aquatic sediment. The SALT provides assistance and guidance regarding all aspects of the development and use of hydroacoustic instrumentation for monitoring characteristics of aquatic sediment, with a focus on fluvial environments." }, { "@type": "TextObject", "text": "A method for the measurement of high spatial and temporal resolution suspended-sediment concentration (SSC) using a down-looking acoustics is in development. The high-resolution scales of sediment data are a primary advantage and a vast improvement over other discrete methods for measuring SSC. Although acoustic surrogate technology using continuous, fixed-deployment ADCPs (side-looking) is proven, the same methods cannot be used with down-looking ADCPs due to the fact that the SSC and particle-size distribution variation in the vertical profile violates theory and complicates assumptions." }, { "@type": "TextObject", "text": "USGS Suspended-Sediment Concentration Forum" }, { "@type": "TextObject", "text": "From Mobile ADCP to High-Resoulution SSC: A Cross-Section-Calibration Tool" }, { "@type": "TextObject", "text": "Memos and Notes" }, { "@type": "TextObject", "text": "Historic" }, { "@type": "TextObject", "text": "Suspended sediment characteristics relate functionally to acoustic backscatter and attenuation. Continuous time-series suspended-sediment concentration (SSC) is obtained using continuous time-series acoustic metrics from fixed-place, in situ acoustic Doppler velocity meter (ADVM) data and a calibrated and approved acoustic-SSC index rating. These sections describe and utilize analytical methods to normalize measured acoustic backscatter data for several factors to isolate the attenuation and backscatter that is driven by sediment characteristics." }, { "@type": "TextObject", "text": "USGS 13213000 Boise River near Parma, Idaho" }, { "@type": "TextObject", "text": "USGS 13342500 Clearwater River at Spalding, Idaho" }, { "@type": "TextObject", "text": "Collaboration" }, { "@type": "TextObject", "text": "USGS 08067252 Trinity River at Wallisville, Texas" }, { "@type": "TextObject", "text": "Registration is required to access the forum." }, { "@type": "TextObject", "text": "The required dataset would include (see figure above and list below):" }, { "@type": "TextObject", "text": "Fact Sheet" }, { "@type": "TextObject", "text": "Please contact Molly Wood (mswood@usgs.gov), Justin Boldt (jboldt@usgs.gov), or Tim Straub (tdstraub@usgs.gov) if you have existing monitoring programs with sediment and ADCP datasets that meet or can be adapted to meet these requirements." }, { "@type": "TextObject", "text": "Collaboration on analyzing available data or collecting new dataset is possible. These datasets can be used to test assumptions and answer key questions in the use of down-looking ADCPs to estimate suspended sediment." }, { "@type": "TextObject", "text": "Summary" }, { "@type": "TextObject", "text": "Techniques and Methods" }, { "@type": "TextObject", "text": "Theory and methods sources" }, { "@type": "TextObject", "text": "A software tool is being developed to assist in using acoustic backscatter from a down-looking, mobile ADCP as a surrogate for SSC. This tool has a simple graphical user interface that loads the data, assists in the calibration procedure, and provides data visualization and output options. This tool is designed to improve ongoing efforts to monitor and predict resource responses to a changing environment. Because ADCPs are used routinely for streamflow measurements, using acoustic backscatter from ADCPs as a surrogate for SSC has the potential to revolutionize sediment measurements by providing rapid measurements of sediment flux and distribution at spatial and temporal scales that are far beyond the capabilities of traditional physical samplers." } ], "funder": { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Water Resources Mission Area", "url": "https://www.usgs.gov/mission-areas/water-resources" }, "about": [ { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Extreme Hydrologic Event Monitoring" }, { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Science Technology" }, { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Streamgaging Network" }, { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Physical Habitats and Environmental Flows" }, { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Advanced Capabilities and Research" }, { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Geology" }, { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Aquatic Biology and Ecosystems" }, { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Hazard and Event Monitoring" }, { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Measuring and Monitoring Water" }, { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Lakes and Reservoirs" }, { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Erosion and Sedimentation" }, { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Types of Water" }, { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Water" }, { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Advanced Monitoring" }, { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Information Systems" }, { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Common Water Issues" }, { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Oceans, Estuaries, Deltas, and Coasts" }, { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Methods and Analysis" }, { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Energy" }, { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Environmental Health" }, { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Techniques and Methods" }, { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Streams and Rivers" } ]
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