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Optimization of passive acoustic bedload monitoring in rivers by signal inversion
Mohamad Nasr
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Université Grenoble Alpes, INRAE, ETNA, 38000 Grenoble, France
Adele Johannot
Université Grenoble Alpes, INRAE, ETNA, 38000 Grenoble, France
Thomas Geay
Office National des Forêts, Service Restauration Terrain Montagne, 38000 Grenoble, France
GINGER BURGEAP, R&D, 38000 Grenoble, France
Sebastien Zanker
EDF Hydro, DTG, 38950 Saint-Martin-le-Vinoux, France
Jules Le Guern
GINGER BURGEAP, R&D, 38000 Grenoble, France
Alain Recking
Université Grenoble Alpes, INRAE, ETNA, 38000 Grenoble, France
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Short summary
Hydrophones are used to monitor sediment transport in the river by listening to the acoustic noise generated by particle impacts on the riverbed. However, this acoustic noise is modified by the river flow and can cause misleading information about sediment transport. This article proposes a model that corrects the measured acoustic signal. Testing the model showed that the corrected signal is better correlated with bedload flux in the river.
Hydrophones are used to monitor sediment transport in the river by listening to the acoustic...