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https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-10-1165-2022
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Comparison of calibration characteristics of different acoustic impact systems for measuring bedload transport in mountain streams
Dieter Rickenmann
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, 8903 Birmensdorf, Switzerland
Lorenz Ammann
Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, 8903 Birmensdorf, Switzerland
Tobias Nicollier
Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, 8903 Birmensdorf, Switzerland
Stefan Boss
Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, 8903 Birmensdorf, Switzerland
Bruno Fritschi
Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, 8903 Birmensdorf, Switzerland
Gilles Antoniazza
Institute of Earth Surface Dynamics (IDYST), University of Lausanne, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, 8903 Birmensdorf, Switzerland
Nicolas Steeb
Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, 8903 Birmensdorf, Switzerland
Zheng Chen
Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, 8903 Birmensdorf, Switzerland
Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of
Sciences, Chengdu, 610041, China
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
Carlos Wyss
Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, 8903 Birmensdorf, Switzerland
wyss.io – Dr. Carlos R. Wyss Engineering, 8052 Zurich,
Switzerland
Alexandre Badoux
Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, 8903 Birmensdorf, Switzerland
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- Development of the Gravel Pressure and Voice Synchronous Observation System and Application in Bedload Transport Measurement M. Tian et al. https://doi.org/10.3390/app13169429
- Bedload Transport Velocities in Alpine Gravel-Bed Streams R. Rindler et al. https://doi.org/10.3390/w18010088
- Experimental Study of Transient Bedload Transport during Flash Floods with Bores S. Thappeta et al. https://doi.org/10.1061/JHEND8.HYENG-14446
- Scaling behavior of bedload transport: what if Bagnold was right? C. Ancey & A. Recking https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2023.104571
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- Overlooked bedload transport in Himalayan rivers threatens regional security Z. Chen et al. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-026-01927-0
- Development of the Gravel Pressure and Voice Synchronous Observation System and Application in Bedload Transport Measurement M. Tian et al. https://doi.org/10.3390/app13169429
- Bedload Transport Velocities in Alpine Gravel-Bed Streams R. Rindler et al. https://doi.org/10.3390/w18010088
- Experimental Study of Transient Bedload Transport during Flash Floods with Bores S. Thappeta et al. https://doi.org/10.1061/JHEND8.HYENG-14446
- Scaling behavior of bedload transport: what if Bagnold was right? C. Ancey & A. Recking https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2023.104571
- A novel acoustic bedload monitoring system with phased microphone arrays and an accelerometer for particle localization and size estimation Z. Chen et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-13-1181-2025
- Sounding out the river: Seismic and hydroacoustic monitoring of bedload transport B. Matthews et al. https://doi.org/10.1002/esp.5940
- At-a-site and between-site variability of bedload transport, inferred from continuous surrogate monitoring, and comparison to predictive equations D. Rickenmann https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-14-115-2026
- The role of sand in an impact-based bedload monitoring system M. Pirker et al. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-53231-x
- Evaluating the performance of transport equations through long-term records of integrative measured bedload data A. Lammer et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsrc.2024.11.001
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Short summary
The Swiss plate geophone system has been installed and tested in more than 20 steep gravel-bed streams. It is an indirect bedload transport measuring system. We compare the performance of this system with three alternative surrogate measuring systems, using calibration measurements with direct bedload samples from three field sites and an outdoor flume facility. Three of the four systems resulted in robust calibration relations between signal impulse counts and transported bedload mass.
The Swiss plate geophone system has been installed and tested in more than 20 steep gravel-bed...