Affiliation:
1. School of Electronics and Information Engineering, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541000, China
Abstract
Accurately measuring river flow is not only crucial for hydrologists monitoring hydrological processes but also important for all professionals involved in hydrological research. The ultrahigh frequency (UHF) band enables the surface flow velocity measurement at a deeper effective water depth, so it is less susceptible to the influence of wind drift. However, in curved river channels, the spatial variation in surface velocity is caused by the uneven erosion of the water flow, and this variation is influenced by both air shear stress and the curvature of the river. To mitigate the impact of water level on cross-sectional flow velocity estimation and address the nonlinear relationship between cross-sectional area and water level, this paper proposes a model that is independent of river water level. The nonlinear relationship between cross-sectional area and water level is calculated using a Taylor series expansion. The model was validated using experimental data collected from the Xiantao section of the Han River in Hubei, China, from March to July 2018. The data were discussed separately for high-flow and low-flow periods and were divided into training and validation sets in an 8:2 ratio. Compared to the previous method, our improved method reduces the Root Mean Square Error (RMSE) and Mean Absolute Percentage Error (MAPE) by approximately 2%. In the estimation of flow during the dry season, the improved method achieved a correlation coefficient of 0.9523, representing an increase of 0.1243 compared to the original method. The RMSE was 23.0383, and the MAPE was 0.0232, showing reductions of 23.144 and 0.0241, respectively, compared to the original method. In the estimation of discharge during the wet season, the improved method achieved a correlation coefficient of 0.9908, an increase of 0.0575 compared to the original method. The RMSE was 65.4929, and the MAPE was 0.0391, reflecting reductions of 75.1271 and 0.0338, respectively, compared to the original method. This advancement further enhances the application of UHF radar for discharge measurement in meandering rivers.
Funder
National Natural Science Foundation of China
Guangxi Natural Science Foundation
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