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Misura di portata in alveo

English translation: measurement of stream discharge


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Italian term or phrase:Misura di portata in alveo
English translation:measurement of stream discharge
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13:57 Feb 9, 2011
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Geology / hydrogeology
Italian term or phrase: Misura di portata in alveo
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apitassi
Local time: 12:11
measurement of stream discharge
Explanation:
Stream discharge is the volume of water passing through a particular cross-section in a unit of time, measured in units like cubic meters per second or cubic feet per second.

http://www.uwsp.edu/geo/faculty/ritter/geog101/textbook/fluv...


HYDROLOGY GLOSSARY:

IT 0339 portata

Quantità d'acqua che attraversa la sezione trasversale di un fiume o di un canale nell'unità di tempo.

EN 0339 discharge syn. rate of flow;

Volume of water flowing through a river (or channel) cross-section in unit time. (TR)

http://91.121.162.160/glu/IT/GF0339IT.HTM


reference:
http://wpage.unina.it/arcarrav/Idraulica/Idraulica_-_ScalaDe...

Since flow velocity is not spatially uniform (we will study flow velocity profile in a later chapter),
to obtain an accurate measurement of stream discharge, we often divide the channel crosssection
into a number of subsections (see Fig.5). In each subsection, we measure depth to
channel bed di), flow velocity vi and width of subsection wi. The discharge Q is calculated as....

http://www.geog.unt.edu/~fpan/phtml/geog4750_spring2011/clas...
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4Flow rate mwasurement through the cross-sectional area of the river bed
Gian
4measurement of stream discharge
K Donnelly
2measurement of flow rate on the river bed
Pauley


  

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Flow rate mwasurement through the cross-sectional area of the river bed


Explanation:
velocità dell'acqua (m/s) per l'area della sezione del fiume (m²) = portata (m³/s)

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measurement of flow rate on the river bed


Explanation:
boh.

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perhaps also "in river channels", a geologist friend of mine tells me.

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measurement of stream discharge


Explanation:
Stream discharge is the volume of water passing through a particular cross-section in a unit of time, measured in units like cubic meters per second or cubic feet per second.

http://www.uwsp.edu/geo/faculty/ritter/geog101/textbook/fluv...


HYDROLOGY GLOSSARY:

IT 0339 portata

Quantità d'acqua che attraversa la sezione trasversale di un fiume o di un canale nell'unità di tempo.

EN 0339 discharge syn. rate of flow;

Volume of water flowing through a river (or channel) cross-section in unit time. (TR)

http://91.121.162.160/glu/IT/GF0339IT.HTM


reference:
http://wpage.unina.it/arcarrav/Idraulica/Idraulica_-_ScalaDe...

Since flow velocity is not spatially uniform (we will study flow velocity profile in a later chapter),
to obtain an accurate measurement of stream discharge, we often divide the channel crosssection
into a number of subsections (see Fig.5). In each subsection, we measure depth to
channel bed di), flow velocity vi and width of subsection wi. The discharge Q is calculated as....

http://www.geog.unt.edu/~fpan/phtml/geog4750_spring2011/clas...

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