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https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-5-669-2017
https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-5-669-2017
Research article
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17 Oct 2017
Research article |  | 17 Oct 2017

Bedload transport measurements with impact plate geophones in two Austrian mountain streams (Fischbach and Ruetz): system calibration, grain size estimation, and environmental signal pick-up

Dieter Rickenmann and Bruno Fritschi

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The Swiss plate geophone system is a bedload surrogate measuring technique. Calibration measurements for this technique were performed in two mountain streams in Austria, using geophone impulse rates (a summary value) and directly measured bedload transport rates. Implausible geophone impulse counts are discussed that were recorded during periods with smaller discharges without any bedload transport, and that are likely caused by vehicle movement very near to the measuring sites.