Register: Measurement/observing method (terrestrial and hydrological)
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Measurement/observing method (terrestrial and hydrological)
Contents
Notation | Name | Description | Status |
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126 | Gravimetric moisture determination | Measurement of the amount of water in soil by weighing a samp... | stable |
128 | Soil heat flux plate | stable | |
159 | Neutron probe | Measurement of the moisture content and hence the porosity of... | stable |
187 | Electrical resistance blocks (Porous blocks) | Determination of electrical resistance between two electrodes... | stable |
194 | Soil thermometer | stable | |
200 | Tensiometer | Measurement of soil capillary tension by means of a porous cu... | stable |
203 | Time domain reflectometry (TDR) | Estimation of water content in unsaturated materials based on... | stable |
260 | Ultrasonic ranging | Transmission of an ultrasonic pulse towards the target and li... | stable |
261 | Graduated device | Manual measurement or observation made with a graduated fixed... | stable |
262 | Snow pillows and snow scales | Weighing of snow-cover mass per unit area. | stable |
344 | Laser ranging | Emission of a modulated beam of light in the visible spectrum... | stable |
345 | Echo sounding | Evaluation of the return time of acoustic waves emitted into ... | stable |
346 | Frequency domain reflectometry | Measurement of soil capacitance by means of radio frequency w... | stable |
347 | Gamma-ray attenuation | Determination of gamma-ray attenuation at given depth of soil... | stable |
348 | Non-recording gauge | Determination of water stage by means of a non-recording gaug... | stable |
349 | Staff gauge | Determination of water stage by means of a graduated vertical... | stable |
350 | Inclined gauge | Determination of water stage by means of a non-vertical scale... | stable |
351 | Wire-weight gauge | Determination of water stage by means of a fine cable or wire... | stable |
352 | Point gauge | Level measurement gauge, the essential element of which is a ... | stable |
353 | Maximum-stage gauge | Determination of the elevation of the flood crest by the adhe... | stable |
354 | Recording gauge | Determination of water stage by means of a recording gauge, f... | stable |
355 | Wire-float recording gauge (hydrograph) | Determination of water stage by means of a gauge consisting o... | stable |
356 | Pressure-actuated recording gauge | Recording gauge operating on the principle that static pressu... | stable |
357 | Velocity-area method | Method of determining the discharge of a stream by measuring ... | stable |
358 | Float gauging | Measurement of the velocity of a stream by means of timing th... | stable |
359 | Dilution gauging | Determination of the discharge of a stream by measuring the d... | stable |
360 | Slope-area method | Determination of the discharge in a reach which is based on t... | stable |
361 | Measuring weir | Determination of the discharge of a stream by means of a devi... | stable |
362 | Flume | Determination of the discharge of a stream by means of a man-... | stable |
363 | Stage-discharge relation | Determination of the discharge of a stream by means of a rela... | stable |
364 | Water current meter | Determination of water velocity by means of a current meter, ... | stable |
365 | Cup-type current meter | Determination of water velocity by means of a current meter w... | stable |
366 | Propeller-type current meter | Determination of water velocity by means of a current meter i... | stable |
367 | Acoustic (ultrasonic) velocity meter | Measurement of the difference in travel time of acoustic (ult... | stable |
368 | Acoustic doppler current profiler (ADCP) | An instrument that uses an acoustic doppler transducer to mea... | stable |
369 | Acoustic doppler current meter | Determination of stream velocity by means of an acoustic Dopp... | stable |
370 | Optical or nuclear suspended-sediment gauge | Determination of the decrease of intensity of a visible light... | stable |
371 | Gravimetric sediment measurement | Estimation of the total sediment in a water sample by allowin... | stable |
372 | Displacement method of sediments | Determination of sediment concentration by the measurement of... | stable |
373 | Water discharge-sediment discharge rating curve | An empirical relationship relating sediment discharge and str... | stable |
374 | Water discharge-bed material rating curve | An empirical relationship relating bed-material discharge and... | stable |
375 | Volumetric method | A process for measuring the discharge of a well, spring, or s... | stable |
376 | Electromagnetic current meter | Determination of water velocity based on the principle that a... | stable |
377 | Stream index-velocity rating | Computation of stream discharge based on a relation between s... | stable |
378 | Acoustic doppler velocity meter (ADVM) | Determination of water velocity by using the Doppler principl... | stable |
379 | radar water level gauge | A radar water level gauge transmits microwave energy to measu... | stable |
380 | radar velocimetry | Radar velocimetry or surface velocity radar (radar sensor) is... | stable |
381 | image velocimetry | The measurement of velocities at the free surface of a moving... | stable |
419 | Frequency domain reflectometry | Measurement of soil capacitance by means of radio frequency w... | stable |
420 | Gamma-ray attenuation | Determination of gamma-ray attenuation at given depth of soil... | stable |
421 | Non-recording gauge | Determination of water stage by means of a non-recording gaug... | stable |
422 | Staff gauge | Determination of water stage by means of a graduated vertical... | stable |
inapplicable | inapplicable | None of the codes in the table are applicable in the context ... | stable |
unknown | unknown | The measurement/observing method is unknown. | stable |