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RiverSurveyor S5/M9 System Manual (February 2013)
top_Cells
Which cells used for top extrapolation
NA
top_Percentage
Percentage used in top extrapolation
NA
bottom_Fit_Type
Extrapolation type for bottom fit
NA
bottom_Use_Cells
Whether using a set number of bottom cells or not in
extrapolation
NA
bottom_Exponent
Exponent used in bottom extrapolation
NA
bottom_Cells
Which cells used for bottom extrapolation
NA
bottom_Percentage
Percentage used in bottom extrapolation
NA
discard_Last
Whether to discard a fixed number of cells at the bot-
tom
NA
discard_Cells
Which cells to discard at the bottom
NA
discard_%
Whether to discard a fixed percentage at the bottom
NA
units
Units for above parameters.
NA
Summary structure
Parameter Name
Description
Size
Top_Q
Discharge for the top section for each sample
NS x 1
Middle_Q
Discharge for the middle (measured) section for each sample
NS x 1
Bottom_Q
Discharge for the bottom section for each sample
NS x 1
Left_Q
Discharge for the left edge for each sample
NS x 1
Right_Q
Discharge for the right edge for each sample
NS x 1
Total_Q
Total discharge for each sample
NS x 1
Depth
Depth used for discharge calculation for each sample
NS x 1
Cells
Number of cells used for discharge calculation for each sample
NS x 1
Track
Track location for each sample in X and Y coordinates
NS x 2
Mean_Vel
Mean water velocity for each sample, inclusive of the top and
bottom extrapolation, for the horizontal velocity components.
NS x 2
Boat_Vel
Boat velocity used for discharge calculation for each sample
NS x 4
Track_Reference
Track reference (0 = System; 1 = Bottom Track; 2 = GPS GGA; 3
= GPS VTG)
NS x 1
Units
Units for above parameters
NA
System structure
Parameter
Name
Description
Size
Pitch
Compass pitch for each sample
NS x 1
Roll
Compass roll for each sample
NS x 1
Heading
Compass heading for each sample
NS x 1
Temperature
Temperature for each sample
NS x 1
Time
Time for each sample
NS x 1
SNR
Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR) for each cell for each beam for
each sample
NC x 4 x NS
Sample
Sample number for each sample
NS x 1
Voltage
Battery voltage for each sample
NS x 1
Cell_Start
Start of the first cell for each sample
NS x 1
Cell_Size
Size of depth cells for each sample
NS x 1
Step
Step in data collection process for each sample
For Moving Boat Discharge measurement:
2 = Start Edge
3 = In Transect
NS x 1
